What is incorrect about fertilization?

It occurs before pollination

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In fertilization, the male gamete unites with the female gamete

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It results in growth and transformation of ovary into fruit

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It occurs in ovules

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Solution

The correct option is A
It occurs before pollination

Fertilisation occurs after pollination and not before it. Only after pollen grains have been deposited on stigma, it germinates and produces a pollen tube, which carries the male gametes to the ovules so that fertilization can occur.

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