The correct answer is Option (3) – A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
| List I |
List II |
| A. Wheat |
III. Albuminous seed |
| B. Black pepper |
I. Perisperm |
| C. Cashew |
IV. False fruits |
| D. Citrus |
II. Polyembryony |
The correct pairing of plants and their seed types:
A. Wheat - III. Albuminous seed
- Wheat seeds are albuminous, meaning they have an endosperm that contains stored nutrients for the developing embryo.
B. Black pepper - I. Perisperm
- In some seeds such as black pepper and beet, remnants of nucellus are also persistent. This residual, persistent nucellus is the perisperm.
C. Cashew - IV. False fruits
- In most plants, by the time the fruit develops from the ovary, other floral parts degenerate and fall off. However, in a few species such as apple, strawberry, cashew, etc., the thalamus also contributes to fruit formation. Such fruits are called false fruits.
D. Citrus - II. Polyembryony
- Citrus plants often exhibit polyembryony, a phenomenon where multiple embryos develop from a single seed.
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