Question

Assertion: Seeds are produced in plants as a result of sexual reproduction.

Reason: Seeds are not produced in potato and sugarcane.

Select the correct option with respect to the above description.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both assertion and reason are correct. But reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

In plants, fusion of male gamete and female gamete form zygote, which develops into embryo and finally, the embryo develops into seed.
Whereas sugarcane and potato can be grown by vegetative propagation. It is a process of producing new plants by using vegetative parts of the plant, i.e root, stem and leaf.