Q30 / 160 · JIPMER 2005 · Botany

Among plants "pheromones" are secreted by the cells of the following plants for given function

  • A
    all plants for growth and development
  • Correct answer
    B
    Yeast for facilitating mating
  • C
    all fungi for sexual reproduction
  • D
    Rhizopus for formation of zygospore

Solution

Pheromone is a substance secreted to outside by an indivisual and received by a second indivisual of the same specic in which it induce a specific reaction e.g. fusion of two yeast cells during sexual reproduction.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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