Teaching MPPSC Assistant Professor Mock Test Series 2025 Life Sciences Developmental Biology Morphogenesis and organogenesis in plants
The following statements describe the developmental processes during different modes of reproduction in angiosperms:
A. In double fertilization, one sperm fuses with the egg and other with the central cell to form the zygote and endosperm, respectively.
B. In sporophytic apomixis, a diploid cell gives rise to the next generation thereby maintaining the maternal genotype.
C. In gametophytic apomixis, a reduced egg cell forms apomictic embryo through parthenogenesis.
D. In pseudogamy, the functional endosperm is formed without fertilization.
Which one of the following represents the combinations of CORRECT statements?
1
A and B
2
B and C
3
B and D
4
C and D