Biology · SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The microspores formed through microsporogenesis are initially held together in a cluster of four cells called microspore tetrad. Reason (R): As the anthers mature and dehydrate, the microspores dissociate from each other and develop into pollen grains. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer:

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. is true but (R) is false
4. is false but (R) is true