Biology
Assertion (A): Entomophilous flowers are brightly coloured and often scented.
Reason (R): The pollinating agents of entomophilous flowers are insects which usually get attracted towards the bright colours or scents of the flowers.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Answer
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Reason — A is true because entomophilous flowers are pollinated by insects. They are usually brightly coloured, scented, and often produce nectar to attract insects.
R is true because entomophily involves insects as pollinators. So, entomophilous flowers are brightly coloured.
Therefore, Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A is the correct option.
Related Questions
Assertion (A): Autogamy and allogamy are the two kinds of self-pollination.
Reason (R): Self-pollination occurs within the same flower or two flowers of the same plant.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Assertion (A): Herkogamous flowers favour cross-pollination as these flowers have a structural barrier between the male and female reproductive parts.
Reason (R): Pansy is an example of a herkogamous flower which has a hood covering the stigma.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Assertion (A): One polar nucleus fuses with two sperm nuclei of a flower and develop into an endosperm during the process of fertilization.
Reason (R): The large central cell of the embryo sac contains two polar nuclei, which fuse with one male nucleus. This process is termed as 'triple fusion'.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Assertion (A): The process of removal of anthers in young flowers is termed as 'emasculation'.
Reason (R): Emasculation is mainly performed during artificial pollination to produce the desired variety of the plants.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.