Assertion :The central polar cell embryo sac produces endosperm while egg produces seed. Reason: The endosperm is a triploid tissue while seeds are diploid.
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 B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
In flowering plants, one sperm nucleus fuses with the egg cell to produce a zygote, the other fuses with the two polar nuclei of the central cell to give rise to the typically triploid endosperm.
The endosperm is also called the albumen of the seed.
Hence, The central polar cell embryo sac produces endosperm while egg produces seed. And the endosperm is a triploid tissue while seeds are diploid.
So, the correct answer is 'Both Assertion and Reason are correct. But Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion'.