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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYSexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants2 Marks
Question
How do plants produce seeds through apomixis? Explain with the help of an example.
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Answer

  1. Certain nucellar cells around the embryo sac divide, protrude into embryo sac and develop into embryos, e.g. Citrus, mango, etc.
  2. The diploid egg cell of the embryo sac, formed without meiosis in the megaspore mother cell develops into embryo without fertilisation.

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