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Select FALSE statement from the following.
BiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsNEET
Options:
  • A A persistent nucellus is called a perisperm.
  • B The integuments of an ovule harden as tough protective seed coats.
  • C The micropyle remains as a small pore in the seed coat and facilitates entry of oxygen and water into seed during germination.
  • D The general metabolic activity of the embryo is high post-fertilization.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: The general metabolic activity of the embryo is high post-fertilization.
Nucellus tissue around the embryo in ovule is referred to as perisperm. After fertilization the integuments form the seed coat -testa and tegmen. The pollen tube entry opening micropyle persists in seed to facilitate entry if oxygen and water.
After fertilization, the metabolic activity in embryo development is not high.

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