Assertion (A): | The innermost layer of the wall of microsporangium is critical for the pollen grains in angiosperms. |
Reason (R): | Cells of this layer possess dense cytoplasm and generally have more than one nucleus. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
3. | (A) is True; (R) is False |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are False |
Statement I: | In over 60 per cent of angiosperms, pollen grains are shed at 2-celled stage. |
Statement II: | In the remaining species, the vegetative cell divides mitotically to give rise to the two male gametes before pollen grains are shed (3-celled stage). |
1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |
2. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |
3. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |