Seed formation without fertilization in flowering plants involves the process of

Options

A. Somatic hybridization
B. Apomixis
C. Sporulation
D. Budding

Answer

B

Explanation

•Although seeds, in general are the products of fertilisation, a few flowering plants such as some species of Asteraceae and grasses, have evolved a special mechanism, to produce seeds without fertilisation, called apomixis.
• Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction. Apomixis is a type of asexual reproduction.