Class 12 NEET Biology Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Questions Part 2

Assertion (A): Tapetal cells possess dense cytoplasm and are generally multinucleate, so ${A}$ is true.Reason (R): The tapetum nourishes the developing microspores or pollen grains, not the developing microspore mother cells.The multinucleate condition of tapetal cells supports their high metabolic activity and helps in nourishing the developing pollen grains.Because ${R}$ names the wrong stage or structure, ${R}$ is false.Therefore, ${A}$ is true but ${R}$ is false.Hence, the correct option is: ${A}$ is true but ${R}$ is false.