Question:

Which one of the following is the unique feature of angiosperms?

Updated On: Jun 21, 2022
  • Haploid endosperm
  • Circinate vemation
  • Coralloid roots
  • Double fertilization
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

In angiosperms, double fertilization which is a unique angiosperm feature (first discovered by Nawaschin in 1898 in Fritillaria and Lilium) occurs when one male gamete fuses with the egg cell to produce diploid zygote while the other male gamete fuses with diploid secondary nucleus (formed by fusion of two polar nuclei) to produce primary endosperm nuclei which produces endosperm. As endosperm results by fusion of a diploid nucleus and a haploid gamete hence it is a triploid structure.
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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Sexual reproduction in flowering plants takes place or happens when the production of a new organism occurs from two parents by making use of their gametes or sex cells. Both sexual and asexual reproduction can be found in plants. Nearly all flowering plants reproduce sexually. Flowers play a captious role in the process as it carries both the male and female reproductive parts commonly known as androecium and gynoecium respectively.

An individual flower comprises the following parts - 

  • Pedicle
  • Calyx
  • Petals
  • Sepals
  • Stamen
  • Pistil
  • Receptacle