Assertion :Synergids play an important role in directing the pollen tube growth. Reason: Because synergids secrete some chemotropically active substance.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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D
Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
Synergids, the cells that are part of the egg apparatus along with the egg cell. The pollen germinates on the stigma to form the pollen tube. The pollen tube reaches the egg cell by chemotropism that is the movement shown by the plant structures towards a chemical stimulus. A chemical stimulus is produced by the synergids. This stimulus allows the movement of the pollen tube towards the micropylar end of the ovule through which the pollen tube enters the ovule. Thus the correct answer is option A.