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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Question:

Assertion: Gynoecium consists of pistil.
Reasoning:: Gynoecium represents the male reproductive part in flowering plants.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

Both Assertion (A) and Reason are false (F ) .

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

Explanation:

Assertion: "Gynoecium consists of pistil." – True

  • The gynoecium is the female reproductive part of a flowering plant.
  • It consists of one or more pistils, each of which includes:
    • Ovary (contains ovules).
    • Style (connects stigma to ovary).
    • Stigma (receives pollen during pollination).

Reason: "Gynoecium represents the male reproductive part in flowering plants." – False

  • The male reproductive part in flowering plants is called the androecium, which consists of stamens (anther + filament).
  • The gynoecium is the female reproductive part, not the male one.

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