| Assertion (A): | The flowers produce enormous amount of pollen when compared to the number of ovules available for pollination. |
| Reason (R): | Pollens are products of meiosis resulting in larger number of cells but egg is the product of mitosis resulting in fewer number of cells. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) explains (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) does not explain (A) |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True |
| Statement I: | In over 60 per cent of angiosperms, pollen grains are shed at 2-celled stage. |
| Statement II: | In the remaining species, the vegetative cell divides mitotically to give rise to the two male gametes before pollen grains are shed (3-celled stage). |
| 1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |
| 2. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |
| 3. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
| 4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| A. | Vallisneria | P. | Pollinated by insects |
| B. | Zostera | Q. | Water pollinated plant found in fresh water |
| C. | Water lily | R. | Water pollinated plant found in marine water |
| A | B | C | |
| 1. | P | Q | R |
| 2. | P | R | Q |
| 3. | Q | R | P |
| 4. | Q | P | R |
| Statement I: | Cryopreservation or cryoconservation is a process where biological material - cells, tissues, or organs - are frozen to preserve the material for an extended period of time. |
| Statement II: | It is not possible to store pollen grains of angiosperms by cryopreservation. |
| 1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |
| 2. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |
| 3. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
| 4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |
| 1. | bee | 2. | moth |
| 3. | bat | 4. | lizard |
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| A. | Monoecious | P. | plants with unisexual flowers which occur on the same individual |
| B. | Dioeceous | Q. | plants having either only male or only female flowers |
| C. | Unisexual | R. | flower having both male and female structures |
| D. | Bisexual | S. | flower having either male or female structures |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | P | Q | R | S |
| 2. | P | Q | S | R |
| 3. | Q | P | R | S |
| 4. | Q | P | S | R |
| Assertion (A): | Cleistogamous flowers produce assured seed-set even in the absence of pollinators. |
| Reason (R): | Cleistogamous flowers are invariably autogamous. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) explains (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) does not explain (A) |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True |
| I: | One of the male gametes moves towards the egg cell and fuses with its nucleus thus completing the syngamy. |
| II: | The other male gamete moves towards the two polar nuclei located in the central cell thus completing the triple fusion. |
| 1. | results in the formation of a diploid cell after double fertilisation. |
| 2. | has three haploid nuclei |
| 3. | after triple fusion becomes the primary endosperm cell (PEC) and develops into the endosperm. |
| 4. | after syngamy develops into an embryo |
| 1. | A | 2. | B |
| 3. | C | 4. | D |