Q. No.
Nucellar polyembryony is reported in species of:
1. Gossypium
2. Triticum
3. Brassia
4. Citrus
1. Gossypium
2. Triticum
3. Brassia
4. Citrus
An example of a seed with endosperm perisperm and caruncle is:
1. cotton
2. coffee
3. lily
4. castor
1. autogamy, but not geitonogamy
2. Both geitonogamy and xenogamy
3. geitonogamy, but not xenogamy
4. autogamy and geitonogamy
What would be the number of chromosomes in the cells of the aleurone layer in a plant species with 8 chromosomes in its synergids?
1. 16
2. 24
3. 32
4. 8
The arrangement of the nuclei in a normal embryo sac in the dicot plants is:
1. 2+4+2
2. 3+2+3
3. 2+3+3
4. 3+3+2
In a cereal grain, the single cotyledon of the embryo is represented by:
| 1. | coleorhiza | 2. | scutellum |
| 3. | prophyll | 4. | coleoptiles |
In some plants, the female gamete develops into an embryo without fertilization. This phenomenon is known as:
| 1. | Parthenogenesis | 2. | Autogamy |
| 3. | Parthenocarpy | 4. | Syngamy |
What is the fate of the male gametes discharged in the synergid?
| 1. | One fuses with the egg and the other fuses with central cell nuclei |
| 2. | One fuses with the egg and the other(s) degenerate(s) in the synergid |
| 3. | All fuse with the egg |
| 4. | One fuses with the egg and the other(s) fuse(s) with a synergid nucleus |
Which one of the following statements regarding post-fertilization development in flowering plants is incorrect?
| 1. | Ovules develop into an embryo sac |
| 2. | Ovary develops into fruit |
| 3. | Zygote develops into an embryo |
| 4. | Central cell develops into endosperm |
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