- A More than one ovule matures and develops fully within a single ovary chamber simultaneously
- B Multiple embryos develop in one seed (from zygote, synergids, nucellus cells, or unfertilized egg)
- C Seeds are released from the mature fruit in tightly clustered groups all at the same time
- D A single flower develops several largely independent and separate pistils side by side
Correct answer: B. Multiple embryos develop in one seed (from zygote, synergids, nucellus cells, or unfertilized egg)
Explanation: Polyembryony: multiple embryos in one seed. Examples: Citrus seeds. Can arise from additional zygotes, synergid cells, or nucellus cells developing into extra embryos (adventive embryony).
Concept context
Flower structure, pollination, double fertilization, and seed/fruit development — the highest-scoring Class 12 biology chapter in NEET.
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