What does “Double fertilisation” actually mean in Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants, and why does it matter for NEET?
unique to flowering plants — one male gamete fuses with the egg (forming the zygote) and the other with the polar nuclei (forming the nutritive endosperm).
In simple words: unique to flowering plants — one male gamete fuses with the egg (forming the zygote) and the other with the polar nuclei (forming the nutritive endosperm). Getting Double fertilisation clear matters because NEET questions on Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants usually test this idea directly, not just a formula you memorised.
Key point
Double fertilisation
Common mistake
thinking only one fusion happens, as in animals.
Memory tip
two fusions: one makes the embryo, one makes its food (endosperm).
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