Question

Assertion (A) : Parthenocarpy involves formation of seedless fruit.
Reason (R) : Apomixis occurs without fertilization.

• A. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
• B. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
• C. Assertion is true but reason is false
• D. Both assertion and reason are false

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

Parthenocarpy (virgin fruit) is the natural or artificially induced production of fruit without fertilisation of ovules, therefore the fruit is seedless.

Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction, seen in plants, where the development of an embryo or the seed occurs without fertilization.