Assertion : The embryo which is capable to germinate should have well-developed radicle plumule and cotyledons, but can germinate.

Options

A. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D. If both the assertion and reason are false

Answer

B

Explanation

Irrespective of its mode of development a mature embryo generally possesses an embryonic root (radicle) an embryonic shoot (plumule) and one or two cotyledons. However, some groups of plants are charactreised by the presence of reduced embryos, lacking the differentiation of these organs, for example, the plants of Balanophorace, Orchidaceae, Orobanchaceae.