NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM PLANTAE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The characteristics of unknown terrestrial plants are given below. · Have seeds · Posses double fertilization · Fertilization does not depend on waterWhat is the most probable phylum for the organism?
A
Hepatophyta
B
Lycophyta
C
Anthophyta
D
Ginkgophyta
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Double fertilization of this type is unique to flowering plants (angiosperms) and is responsible for the formation of both the embryo and its potential food source in the seed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Double fertilization is a unique characteristic of angiosperms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Double fertilization is a major characteristic of flowering plants (angiosperms).

Detailed explanation-4: -Gymnosperms lack double fertilization. In double fertilization, the plant doesn’t need to give energy in seed nutritive tissue till after an egg is fertilized. The endosperm nucleus is very active and cleaves rapidly; it produces the nutritive tissue rapidly. It uses both the male gametes formed by the pollen grains.

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