In a cereal grain, the single cotyledon of the embryo is represented by:
| 1. | coleorhiza | 2. | scutellum | 
| 3. | prophyll | 4. | coleoptiles | 
Persistent nucellus in the seed is known as:
| 1. | Tegmen | 2. | Chalaza | 
| 3. | Perisperm | 4. | Hilum | 
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 | 
Select the incorrect statement:
| 1. | Inbreeding helps in the accumulation of superior genes and the elimination of undesirable genes | 
| 2. | Inbreeding increases homozygosity | 
| 3. | Inbreeding is essential to evolve pure lines in any animal | 
| 4. | Inbreeding selects harmful recessive genes that reduce fertility and productivity | 
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 | 
| 1. | it helps in the entry of pollen tube into the synergid | 
| 2. | it prevents the entry of more than one pollen tube into the embryo sac | 
| 3. | it brings about the opening of the pollen tube | 
| 4. | it guides the pollen tube from the synergid to the egg | 
1. autogamy, but not geitonogamy
2. Both geitonogamy and xenogamy
3. geitonogamy, but not xenogamy
4. autogamy and geitonogamy
Wind pollinated flowers are:
| 1. | small, brightly coloured, producing large number of pollen grains | 
| 2. | small, producing large number of dry pollen grains | 
| 3. | large, producing abundant nectar and pollen | 
| 4. | small, producing nectar and dry pollen |