Plant which produce seeds without fertilization are called as:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Apomictic plants
Option (3) Apomictic plants — Correct. Plants that form seeds without fertilisation are called apomictic; NCERT names some species of Asteraceae and grasses. Polyembryony (option 1) is the presence of more than one embryo in a seed, which is a different thing.
NCERT Extract:
Apomixis and Polyembryony – “Although seeds, in general are the products of fertilisation, a few flowering plants such as some species of Asteraceae and grasses, have evolved a special mechanism, to produce seeds without fertilisation, called apomixis. … Thus, apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction.”