Question

State whether the following statements are true or false in accordance with the pollination experiment.
Statement 1: Covering of flowers with plastic bags facilitates pollination.
Statement 2: Fruit formation symbolises the occurrence of pollination.

• A. Statement 1: True
  Statement 2: True
• B. Statement 1: False
  Statement 2: False
• C. Statement 1: False
  Statement 2: True
• D. Statement 1: True
  Statement 2: False

Answer 1

The correct option is C Statement 1: False

Statement 2: True

• In the pollination experiment, flowers are covered with plastic bags for restricting pollination. And then few flowers are uncovered so that pollens can be dusted only on those flower.
• With two sets of flowers i.e., one covered and one uncovered we can compare the process of fruit formation.
• Fruit formation symbolises the occurrence of fertilisation.
• Fertilisation can only take place once pollination has occurred.
• So the pollinated flowers develop into fruits whereas non-pollinated flowers do not develop into the fruit.