Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R :Assertion A : In gymnosperms the pollen grains are released from the microsporangium and carried by air currents.Reason R : Air currents carry the…

Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R :

Assertion A : In gymnosperms the pollen grains are released from the microsporangium and carried by air currents.

Reason R : Air currents carry the pollen grains to the mouth of the archegonia where the male gametes are discharged and pollen tube is not formed.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

1. A is false but R is true.

2. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

3. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

4. A is true but R is false.

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Answer: 4. A is true but R is false.

Key idea: In gymnosperms the pollen grains are carried by air currents, but they do form a pollen tube.

A is true: pollen is released from microsporangium and carried by air.
R is false: the pollen tube carries the male gametes to the archegonia and then discharges them. In this way gymnosperms are independent of water for fertilisation.

Option 4.

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