Question

Assertion (A): Hydrophily is a major mode of pollination in most of the aquatic plants in angiosperms.

Reason (R): All aquatic dicot and monocot plants require water for the transport of male gametes and for fertilisation.

Options

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.

Answer 1

Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.

Explanation:

Both statements are false. Hydrophily is uncommon among angiosperms, and many aquatic plants have flowers above the water that are pollinated by wind or insects.