The dominating pollinating agent of flowering plants amongst animals are:
1. | Arboreal mammals | 2. | Insects |
3. | Birds | 4. | Reptiles |
Which of the following is not used by flowering plants as an outbreeding device?
1. | Lack of synchronization between pollen release and stigma receptivity. |
2. | Anther and Stigma placed at different levels. |
3. | Self-incompatibility. |
4. | Production of bisexual flowers. |
The pollen tube releases the two male gametes first into:
1. The vicinity of the egg cell.
2. The vicinity of polar nuclei.
3. In the cytoplasm of synergids.
4. In the cytoplasm of antipodals.
A typical angiosperm anther is:
1. Bilobed and polythecous
2. Unilobed and monothecous
3. Multilobed and monothecous
4. Bilobed and dithecous
What is true about the vegetative cell in the pollen tube?
1. | It is smaller than the generative cell |
2. | It has an irregular shaped nucleus |
3. | It floats in the cytoplasm of the generative cell |
4. | It has a dense cytoplasm lacking food reserves |
In a multicarpellary syncarpous ovary:
1. | There is more than one pistil that is fused with the other |
2. | There is more than one pistil that is free from each other |
3. | There is one pistil that is fused with the stamen |
4. | There is more than one pistil that is fused with the stamen |
When the embryosac develops from a single functional megaspore [the other three get generate], it is called as:
1. | Monosporic | 2. | Bisporic |
3. | Trisporic | 4. | Tetrasporic |
Filiform apparatus is associated with _____ and helps in _____________.
1. Syngergids; Nourishment of egg cells
2. Synergids; Guiding the pollen tube
3. Antipodals; Nourishment of egg cells
4. Antipodals; Guiding the pollen tube
Geitonogamy is:
1. | Functionally cross–pollination but genetically autogamy |
2. | Functionally autogamy but genetically cross-pollination |
3. | Functionally and genetically autogamy |
4. | Functionally and genetically cross-pollination |
Which of the following is/are a marine plant pollinated by water?
1. | Vallisneria | 2. | Hydrilla |
3. | Zostera | 4. | Both 1 and 2 |