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Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants

Question
CBSEENBI12046952

Assertion : Vegetable oils are fats which are present in plant cells in soluble form.

Reason : Vegetable oils occur only in cells of embryo.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false

Solution

D.

If both assertion and reason are false

Vegetable oils and fats are located in the form of small insoluble droplets within the plant cells. They are commonly found in seeds, especially in the endosperm and cotyledons. In most of the cereals, however, the fat occurs almost exclusively in the embryo. Olive and palm oils are two important examples that are obtained from the fleshy pericarp of the fruit. Less frequently, oils and fats are extracted from the roots, stems and foliage.