Question
Biology Question on sexual reproduction in flowering plants
Double fertilization in angiosperms was first discovered by S.G. Nawaschin in ________ plants.
A
Lillium
B
Sunflower
C
Wheat
D
Mango
Answer
Lillium
Explanation
Solution
The fusion of one male gamete with egg and that of another male gamete with secondary nucleus is called double fertilisation. All angiosperms are characterised by double fertilisation. It was discovered by S.G. Nawaschin (1898) in Lillium and Fritillaria plants.