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1
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In a flower, what is the proximal end o fthe filament attached to?

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Thalamus or petal

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How many wall layers surround the microsporangium of an anther? Name them.

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4- Epidermis, endothecium, middle layers and tapetum

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Which layers of microsporangium help in dehiscence of anther?

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Epidermis, endothecium and middle layers

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Which cells are also known as pollen mother cell?

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Cells of sporogenous tissue

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What represent the male gametophyte in angiosperms?

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Pollen grain

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What is the diameter of a typical pollen grain?

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25-50 μm

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What is the shape of generative cell of a pollen grain?

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Spindle shaped

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8
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How long does the viability of pollen grains last in cereals?

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30 minutes

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9
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What is the cavity of ovary called?

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Locule

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10
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Where is the placenta located in a flower?

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Inside locule

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What are the megasporangia of flower?

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Ovules

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12
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How many ovules are found per ovary in wheat?

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One

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What is the stalk through which the ovule in plants attaches to the placenta called?

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Funicle

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14
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Which is the basal part of the ovule?

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Chalaza

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15
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The female gametophyte of angiosperm is represented by

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Embryo sac

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16
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Where is the megaspore mother cell present in an ovule?

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In the micropylar region of nucellus

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How many megaspore mother cells generally differentiate in an ovule?

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One

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18
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What is meant by monosporic development?

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Three of the four megaspores formed from megaspore mother cell in an ovule degenrate, and only one functional megaspore develops into female gametophyte. This is known as monosporic development.

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19
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The flowers of plants that never open are called

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Cleistogamous flowers

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20
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How many plant genera show water pollination?

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30

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21
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Where does the moth deposit its eggs in the Yucca plant?

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In the locule of the ovary

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22
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Is castor monoecious or dioecious?

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Monoecious

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23
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Pollen-pistil interaction refers to which event?

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Events from deposition of pollen on the stigma to the entry of pollen tube into the ovule

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24
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At which end of the ovule does the embryo develop?

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Micropylar end

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25
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Arrange the following in the order of development:

Heart-shaped embryo, proembryo, mature embryo, globular embryo

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Proembryo
Globular embryo
Heart-shaped embryo
Mature embryo

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26
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Where is the root cap present in a dicot embryo?

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Over the root tip

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27
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WHat is the root tip of dicot embryo called?

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Radicle

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28
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What does the epicotyl of monocot embryo contain?

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Shoot apex, leaf primordia, coleoptile

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29
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WHat is the fertilised ovule of plants called?

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Seed

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30
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Is perisperm found in beet?

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Yes

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31
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What is the percentage of moisture by mass of a dormant seed?

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10-15%

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32
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The oldest recorded viable seed belongs to the plant

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Lupinus arcticus

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33
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Apomixis is common in which plant family?

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Asteraceae and families of grasses

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34
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What is amphimixis?

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Sexual reproduction involving the fusion of two different gametes to form a zygote.

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35
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WHat is microsporophyll in angiosperms?

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Stamen

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36
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Monothecous stamen is found in which family of plants?

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Family Malvaceae

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37
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What do the inner walls of endothecium of microsporangium have?

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α- cellulosic fibres

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38
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What do the radial walls of endothecium have?

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Callose bands

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39
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How many layers are present in middle layers of microsporangium of plants?

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1-3

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What type of cells are present in middle layers of microsporangium of plants?

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Parenchymatous cells

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41
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Which layer of microsporangium is ephemeral in nature?

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Middle layers

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42
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Which wall layer is present in immature anther but not in mature anther?

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Middle layers

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43
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What are the places where α- cellulosic fibres are absent in endothecium of microsporangium called?

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Stomium

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44
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What is the significance of stomium?

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These are the places where dehiscence of anther occurs

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45
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What is the significance of α- cellulosic fibres in endothecium of microsporangium ?

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It makes the endothecium hygroscopic which leads to absorption of moisture and bursting of anther.

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46
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Which layer of microsporangium forms sporopollenin and pollen kit?

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Tapetum

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47
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Which type of tapetum leads to the degeneration of middle layers because of absorption of all its food?

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Amoeboid tapetum

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48
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Which type of tapetum formes proeubisch bodies?

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Glandular tapetum

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49
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How are proeubisch bodies converted into eubisch bodies?

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Proeubisch bodies are covered in sporopollenin to form eubisch bodies.

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50
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Where does the glandular tapetum release the eubisch bodies?

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Inside the pollen chamber

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51
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Which substance attaches the microspores in a microspore tetrad together?

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Callose

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52
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How does the callose layer of microspore tetrad dissolve?

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By the callase enzyme secreted by tapetum

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53
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What type of microspore tetrad is found in monocots?

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Tetrahedral

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54
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What type of microspore tetrad is found in most dicots?

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Isobilateral

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55
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Name the different types of microspore tetrads?

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Tetrahedral, isobilateral, decussate, t-shaped and linear

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56
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What is the exine of pollen grain made of?

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Cutin and sporopollenin

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57
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Which layer of pollen grain forms the pollen tube?

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Intine

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58
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What is the study of pollen grains called?

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Palynology

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59
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What kind of development- ex-situ or in-situ is found in pollen grains?

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In-situ development

[Pollen grains develop in pollen grains, that is in-situ]

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60
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What is the fertilisation in which pollen tube is formed called?

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Siphonogamy

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61
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WHich plant has the longest pollen tube?

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Maize

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62
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What is the pollen kit composed of?

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Lipids and carotenoids

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63
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What is the colour of pollen kit?

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Yellow

64
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The generative cell of pollen grain has a large nucleus. True/false?

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False

The vegetative cell has a large nucleus while the generative cell has a small nucleus.

65
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Pollinium is found in which family of plants?

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Asclepiadaceae (eg- calotropis)

66
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When all the pollen grains join together as in calotropis, what is the structure formed called?

A

Pollinium/translator apparatus

67
Q

Hay fever is caused by

A

Ambrosia

68
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Largest pollen grains belong to the plant

A

Mirabilis jalapa

69
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Smallest pollen grain is found in the plant

A

Myocystis

70
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Longest pollen grain is found in

A

Zostera

71
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Hilum fuses with the main body of ovule to form

A

Raphe

72
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What type of cells are present in nucellus of ovule?

A

Parenchymatous

73
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What forms funicle and integuments of ovule?

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Chalaza

74
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What is the proliferation of the integumentary cells at the micropylar region in castor called?

A

Caruncle

75
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How many integuments are found in the ovule of Santalum?

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Zero

76
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How many integuments are found in gamopetalae?

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One

77
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How many integuments are found in sunflower?

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One

78
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How many integuments are found in polypetalae?

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Two

79
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How developed is the nucellus of gamopetalae?

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Poorly developed (tenuninucellate)

80
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How developed is the nucellus of polypetalae?

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Well developed (crassinucellate)

81
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How developed is the nucellus of most monocots?

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Well developed (crassinucellate)

82
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In which type of ovule does the micropyle, chalaza and funicle lie in a straight line?

A

Orthotropous

83
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Which type of ovule is found in most gymnosperms (on the basis of orientation)?

A

Orthotropous

84
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Which is the most primitive type of ovule on the basis of orientation?

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Orthotropous

85
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Which type of ovule is found in polygonum (on the basis of orientation)?

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Orthotropous

86
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Which type of ovule rotates by an angle of 180° and bends along the funicle?

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Anatropous

87
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In which type of ovule does the micropyle lie close to the hilum?

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Anatropous

88
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Which type of ovule (on the basis of orientation) is found in legumes?

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Anatropous

89
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Which type of ovule curves more or less at a right angle?

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Campylotropous

90
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Which type of ovule (on the basis of orientation) is found in brassica?

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Campylotropous

91
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Which type of ovule turns at a right angle along the funicle?

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Hemianatropous

92
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Which type of ovule (on the basis of orientation) is found in Ranunculus?

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Hemianatropous

93
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In which type of ovule is the curvature of the ovule extremely pronounced and the embryo sac also becomes curved?

A

Amphitropous

94
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Which type of ovule (on the basis of orientation) is found in Mirabilis jalapa?

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Amphitropous

95
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Which type of ovule turns 360° along the funicle?

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Circinotropous

96
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Which type of ovule (on the basis of orientation) is found in Euphorbia?

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Circinotropous

97
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The nucellus of ovule develops from

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Placenta

98
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Which is the first cell of female gametophyte?

A

Functional megaspore

99
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When do the polar nuclei form the secondary nucleus?

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When the pollen tube touches the embryo sac

100
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Filiform apparatus is present in antipodal cells. True/false?

A

True

But it is non functional

101
Q

What type of embryo sac is found in oenothera?

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4 celles and 4 nucleate

102
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What are the cells found in embryo sac of oenothera?

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Egg apparatus and 1 polar nucleus

103
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What is monocliny?

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Presence of both male and female sex organs in a flower

104
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What is homogamy?

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Maturation of male and female sex organs at the same time

105
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Potato is dichogamous. True/false?

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False.

Potato is homogamous.

106
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What is dichogamy?

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Maturation of male and female sex organs at different times.

107
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What is protandry in flowers?

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Maturation of male sex organ before female sex organ

108
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What is prepotency?

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On the stigma, pollen grains of other plants (of same species) mature faster than pollen grains same plant

109
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What is herkogamy?

A

Mechanical device which prevents self pollination

110
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What is heterostyly?

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Vast difference between length of style of carpel and filament of anther.

111
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What is pollination by bats called?

A

Chireptoerophily

112
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What is pollination by snakes called?

A

Ophiophily

113
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What type of pollination if found in Cannabis?

A

Anemophily

114
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What type of pollination is found in potamogeton?

A

Anemophily

115
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What type of pollination is found in coconut and dates?

A

Anemophily

116
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What type of pollination is found in bamboo and sugarcane?

A

Anemophily

117
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Is anemophily a directional process?

A

No

118
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In which type of pollination, pollen grains have specific gravity lower than water?

A

Hydrophily

119
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In which type of pollination is the size of flowers and number of nectar glands maximum?

A

Ornithophily

120
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Adansonia is pollinated by

A

Bats

121
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Polysiphony is found in which family of plants?

A

Family malvaceae and family cucurbitaceae

122
Q

What type of movement is shown by pollen tube?

A

Chemotropic movement

123
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Where does the pollen tube enter the embryo sac in Betula and walnut?

A

Chalaza

124
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Where does the pollen tube enter the embryo sac in cucurbits?

A

Integuments

125
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Where does the pollen tube release the nuclei in embryo sac?

A

Cytoplasm of central cell

126
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When does the vegetative nucleus of pollen grain degenerate?

A

When the pollen tube touches the embryo sac

127
Q

How many nuclei are involved in double fertlization?

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5 (2 nuclei of pollen grain, 1 nucleus of egg cell, 2 pollen nuclei)

128
Q

What is the ploidy of endosperm in gymnosperms?

A

Haploid

129
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What does the funicle form after fertilization in plants?

A

Stalk of seed

130
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Testa of seed is formed from

A

Outer integument

131
Q

Tegment of seed is formed from

A

Inner integument

132
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Who is the father of Indian (plant) embryology?

A

P. Maheshwari

133
Q

What type of fission is the first division in embryogenesis in dicot plants?

A

Transverse fission

134
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Which cells are formed as a result of transverse fission in zygote in dicots?

A

Small apical cell and large basal cell

135
Q

What does the apical cell in the two celled stage of dicot plant embryogenesis form in future?

A

Hypocotyl, shoot apical meristem, and cotyledons

136
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What does the basal cell in the two celled stage of dicot plant embryogenesis form in future?

A

Hypophysis and suspensor

137
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What type of divisions take place in two celled stage to form eight celled stage in embryogenesis in dicots?

A

Two rounds of longitudinal division, and one round of transverse division

138
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What does the hypophysis of dicot embryo form?

A

Root cap

139
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What is the function of suspensor in dicot embryo?

A

Absorbs food from endosperm through haustorial cell and transfers it to the embryo

140
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What do the epibasal cells in octant stage of dicot embryo form in future?

A

Cotyledons and plumule

141
Q

What do the hypobasal cells in octant stage of dicot embryo form in future?

A

Radicle and hypocotyl

142
Q

Towards which side of embryonal axis is the sclutellum situated in monocot embryo?

A

Lateral side

143
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What does the epiblast represent in a monocot embryo?

A

Rudiments of second cotyledon

144
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In which seeds are the cotyledons thin and papery?

A

Albuminous/endospermic seeds

145
Q

Can perisperm develop in endospermic seeds?

A

No

146
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What is the type of germination in which cotyledons are pushed out of the soil by fast growth of hypocotyl called?

A

Epigeal germination

147
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What is the type of germination in which cotyledons remain in the soil by fast growth of epicotyl called?

A

Hypogeal germination

148
Q

What type of germination (hypogeal or epigeal) is found in most monocots?

A

Hypogeal germination

149
Q

What type of germination (hypogeal or epigeal) is found in castor?

A

Epigeal germination

150
Q

What type of germination (hypogeal or epigeal) is found in beans?

A

Epigeal germination

151
Q

Is polyembryony commonly found in gymnosperms or angiosperms?

A

Gymnosperms

152
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What is pseudopolyembryony?

A

Many embryos are formed from more than one embryo sac in an ovule

153
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What is true polyembryony?

A

Many embryos are formed from a single embryo sac.

154
Q

What is the ploidy of oosphere?

A

Haploid

[oosphere= egg]

155
Q

How many stamens are present in the flower of crotolaria?

A

10

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