Question

Identify the Apomixis and parthenocarpy among the following statements respectively:
A) Production of seeds without fertilization
B) Occurrence of more than one embryo in a seed
C) Production of fruits without fertilization of ovary
D) Cultivation of hybrid plants

• A. A, B
• B. C, A
• C. A, C
• D. B, A

Hint:

Remember: Apomixis produces SEEDS without fertilization.
Parthenocarpy produces FRUITS without fertilization. Keep this distinction clear!

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Define apomixis in your own words.
Apomixis is a shortcut nature uses to make seeds without the male and female gametes ever fusing, so the offspring is genetically identical to the mother plant. That matches statement A, seeds forming without fertilization.
Step 2: Define parthenocarpy in your own words.
Parthenocarpy is when the ovary swells into a fruit even though no fertilization ever touched it, giving seedless fruits like bananas and some grapes. That matches statement C, fruit forming without fertilization of the ovary.
Step 3: Clear away the other two statements.
Statement B describes polyembryony, more than one embryo inside a single seed, and statement D just describes ordinary hybrid cultivation, neither of which is apomixis or parthenocarpy.
Final answer: Option 3, A and C correctly represent apomixis and parthenocarpy respectively.