Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

Column I Column II

A. Parthenocarpy (i) Seed formation without fertilisation

B. Polyembryony (ii) More than one embryo in same seed

C. Apomixis (iii) Seedless fruits without fertilisation

D. Somatic embryogenesis (iv) Embryo develops from a somatic cell

A- (iv), B- (ii), C- (iii), D- (i)

A- (iii), B- (ii), C- (i), D- (iv)

A- (i), B- (iv), C- (iii), D- (ii)

A- (ii), B- (iii), C- (i), D- (iv)

Solution

A- (iii), B- (ii), C- (i), D- (iv)

Parthenocarpy is the development of a fruit without prior fertilization.

Polyembryony is the formation of more than one embryo from a single fertilized ovum or in a single seed.

Apomixis is the asexual reproduction in plants, in particular agamospermy.

Somatic embryogenesis is an artificial process in which a plant or embryo is derived from a single somatic cell.

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Column I	Column II
A. Parthenocarpy	(i) Seed formation without fertilisation
B. Polyembryony	(ii) More than one embryo in same seed
C. Apomixis	(iii) Seedless fruits without fertilisation
D. Somatic embryogenesis	(iv) Embryo develops from a somatic cell