Which of the following is without exception in Angiosperms : -
A
Presence of vessels
B
Double fertilisation
C
Secondary growth
D
Autotrophic nutrition
The answer is B.
Solution
Double fertilisation (one male gamete fuses with the egg and the other with the polar nuclei) occurs in all angiosperms; it is a unique and universal feature of this group. Vessels are absent in some primitive angiosperms (e.g. Wintera, Trochodendron). Secondary growth is absent in most monocots. Some angiosperms are not autotrophic, e.g. the parasite Cuscuta and saprophyte Monotropa. So double fertilisation is without exception in angiosperms.
ConceptUniversal feature of angiosperms
Double Fertilisation in past papers
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