Question

Match the plants in column B with character in column A.

Column A	Column B
(A) Parthenocarpy	(i) Lodoecia
(B) Polyembryony	(ii) Banana
(C) Largest Seed	(iii) Mango
(D) Seeds from Arctic tundra	(iv) Orchid
	(v) Lupins

• A. A- (ii), B- (iii), C- (i), D- (iv)
• B. A- (ii), B- (iii), C- (i), D- (v)
• C. A- (iv), B- (i), C- (v), D- (iii)
• D. A- (v), B- (iii), C- (iv), D- (ii)

Answer 1

The correct option is B A- (ii), B- (iii), C- (i), D- (v)

Parthenocarpy is the natural or artificially induced production of fruit without fertilisation of ovules. The fruit resembles a normally produced fruit but is seedless. Banana, pineapple, orange etc., shows parthenocarpy.

Polyembryony is the formation of several embryos in a single seed. They may arise in a single embryo sac (true polyembryony) or in different ones (false polyembryony) mango shows parthenocarpy.

Lodoicea maldivica, native to the Seychelles Archipelago, found in the Indian Ocean. It is the largest seed in the world, the mature fruit is 40–50 cm in diameter and weighs 15–30 kg.

Lupin is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. The genus includes over 200 species, with centres of diversity in North and South America (Arctic Tundra).