Consider the following two statements and select the correct option. Statement I: It is possible to store pollen grains of a large number of species for years in liquid nitrogen (-196°C). Statement II: Stored pollen can be used as pollen banks, similar to seed banks, in crop breeding programmes.

Question

Consider the following two statements and select the correct option. Statement I: It is possible to store pollen grains of a large number of species for years in liquid nitrogen (-196°C). Statement II: Stored pollen can be used as pollen banks, similar to seed banks, in crop breeding programmes. (A) Both statements I and II are correct and II explains I (B) Both statements I and II are correct and II does not explain I (C) Statement I is true and statement II is false (D) Both statements I and II are false

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• It is possible to store pollen grains of a large number of species for years in liquid nitrogen

(- 196° C)

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• Such stored pollen can be used as pollen banks, similar to seed banks, in crop breeding programmes

Both statements I and II are correct and II explains I

Both statements I and II are correct and II does not explain I

Statement I is true and statement II is false

Both statements I and II are false

• It is possible to store pollen grains of a large number of species for years in liquid nitrogen (−196°C). • Such stored pollen can be used as pollen banks, similar to seed banks, in crop breeding programmes

• It is possible to store pollen grains of a large number of species for years in liquid nitrogen $(- 196° C)$ .
• Such stored pollen can be used as pollen banks, similar to seed banks, in crop breeding programmes