Match List I with List II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

The correct answer is Option (3) – A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

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.