NEET UG 2019 · Botany · Question 153
NEET 2019 Botany, question 153
Question 153 of the NEET 2019 paper (code P1) is a Botany question from Plant Kingdom. Its idea, Coralloid Roots and Mycorrhiza, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 2.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q153 · Botany
Pinus seed cannot germinate and establish without fungal association. This is because :
- 1its embryo is immature.
- 2it has obligate association with mycorrhizae.Official answer
- 3it has very hard seed coat.
- 4its seeds contain inhibitors that prevent germination.
Official answer: option 2 · NTA final answer key
Same idea
The only question on Coralloid Roots and Mycorrhiza
No other NEET paper from 2017–2026 tested this exact idea.
Coralloid Roots and Mycorrhiza: every question and how it was framed
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Plant Kingdom in ten years of NEET
31 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 3.0 a paper. Gymnosperms alone had 7.