Assertion (A): | Pollen grain exine has prominent apertures called germ pores where sporopollenin is absent. |
Reason (R): | Germ pore is the structure through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germination. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) explains (A) |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) does not explain (A) |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
4. | (A) is False but (R) is True |