Question

Assertion : Pollen grains reaches directly to the egg, which is seated deep in the ovarian cavity.
Reason : To effect fertilization, the pollen grains germinate on the stigma.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is E Assertion is false but Reason is true

In angiosperms the female gametophyte is seated deep in the ovarian cavity, quite away from the stigma. The stigma. In seed plants the male gametes are brought to the egg containing female gametophyte by a pollen tube. A pollen grain does not pass down the stigma. Only its pollen tube does so.