NEET Biology question

Statement 1: In angiosperms, endosperm development precedes embryo development. Statement 2: Double fertilization ensures that the nutritive tissue is formed before the zygote starts cleaving.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (A)

Solution

In most angiosperms the endosperm indeed begins developing before the zygote divides, and this is precisely because double fertilization is timed so that

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