Question

Statement 1: The plant Rhizophora shows viviparous germination.

Statement 2: Beans show hypogeal germination.

• A. Both the statements are false
• B. Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true
• C. Both the statements are true
• D. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

Mangrove plants are found in marshy areas and on the sea coast. In viviparous germination, the seeds germinate while being still attached to the parent plant. The embryo grows out of the seed and then out of the fruit and projects from it in the form of a green seedling displaying the root and the hypocotyl. Epigeal germination is a botanical term indicating that the germination of a plant takes place above the ground. An example of a plant with epigeal germination is the common bean.