Question
Biology Question on sexual reproduction in flowering plants
The process in which haploid embryo is formed from haploid egg without fertilization is called
A
Apospory
B
Agamospermy
C
Apogamy
D
Vegetative reproduction
Answer
Agamospermy
Explanation
Solution
Parthenogenesis is the process of development of seeds from unfertilised female gametes. Seeds may be haploid or diploid (Gk. parthenos-virgin, genesisdescent). It is the development of a new individual from a single gamete without fusion with another gamete. In lower plants both the types of gametes can undergo parthenogenesis but in higher plants, usually the female gametes shows this facility.