SEXUAL REPRO

Question 1

DIAMETER OF POLLEN GRAIN?

Answer 1

25-50 MICROMETER

Question 2

MONOECIOUS FLOWERS ALSO K/AS ? EG?

Answer 2

UNISEXUAL FLOWERS, CASTOR, MAIZE

Question 3

DIOECIOUS FLOWERS EG?

Answer 3

papaya, date palms

Question 4

CLEISTOGAMOUS FLOWERS EG?

Answer 4

COMMELINA
VIOLA (common pansy)
OXALIS

COME ON LINA SAVE VIOLIN from OX

Question 5

Perisperm example?

Answer 5

black pepper and beet

Question 6

refer to short handwritten notes made for chp 1

Question 7

how much water is generally present in seeds?

Answer 7

10-15 %

Question 8

suitable water content required for favourable conditions for seed germination?

Answer 8

85-90 %

Question 9

what is lupinus arcticus?

Answer 9

10k old seed, found in Arctic tundra, oldest seed-have shown- germination

Question 10

what is phoenix dactylifera?

Answer 10

2k old, found- king Herod’s palace near dead sea.
DATE PALMS

Question 11

What are the types of fruits?

Answer 11

Eucarp, pseudocarp, parthenocarp

Question 11

fruits with tiny seed? which are parasitic?

Answer 11

orchids,
ficus
orobanche
striga

LAST TWO

Question 12

Examples of Pseudocarp?

Answer 12

Apple, Strawberry, Cashew

Question 13

Example of Parthenocarp?

Answer 13

Banana

Question 14

Examples of polyembryony?

Answer 14

Citrus, mango, orange

Question 15

What is bagging?

Answer 15

Process of covering emasculated or artificially pollinated flowers with a bag most commonly a butter paper back To prevent contamination of unwanted Poland ensuring controlled pollination for desired genetic outcomes