Match List-I with List-II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

(A) Thalamus → (II) Fruit: The thalamus (or receptacle) is the swollen end of the flower stalk. In many plants, after fertilization, it develops along with the ovary into the fruit. When the thalamus forms the main edible part of the fruit (e.g., in apple or strawberry), the fruit is called a false fruit or accessory fruit.

(B) Nucellus → (IV) Perisperm: The nucellus is the central mass of nutritive tissue in the body of an ovule. In most seeds, the nucellus is consumed by the developing embryo and endosperm. However, in some seeds (like black pepper and beet), the remnants of the nucellus persist in the mature seed and are called perisperm, which serves as a food storage tissue.

(C) Ovule → (I) Seed: The fundamental event in the post-fertilization changes of a flower is the transformation of the ovule into the seed. The integuments of the ovule form the seed coat, and the fertilized egg develops into the embryo.

(D) Micropyle → (III) Germination: The micropyle is a small pore or opening present in the integuments of the ovule. This pore persists in the seed coat as a tiny opening through which water and oxygen are absorbed during the initial stages of seed germination.