Question

Assertion: Samara is a winged achenial fruit.
Reason: Wings may or may not develop from its pericarp.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.
• B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.
• C. Only A is true and R is wrong.
• D. Only A and R both are false.
• E. Only A is false and R is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Only A is true and R is wrong.

A samara is a winged achene, a type of fruit in which a flattened wing of fibrous, papery tissue develops from the ovary wall. A samara is a simple dry fruit and indehiscent. The shape of a samara enables the wind to carry the seed farther away than regular seeds from the parent tree. The seed can be in the centre of the wing or the seed can be on one side, with the wing extending to the other side, making the seed autorotate as it falls.
As samara is a winged achenial fruit, this assertion is correct but the reason for the assertion is incorrect.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.