Q. Among plants ‘pheromones’ are secreted by the cells of the following plants for given function
A) All plants for growth and development
B) Yeast for facilitating mating
C) All fungi for sexual reproduction
D) $Rhizopus$ for formation of zygospore
Explanation
Pheromone is a substance secreted to outside by an individual and received by a second individual of the same species in which it induces a specific reaction, $e.g.,$ fusion of two yeast cells during sexual reproduction.
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