Regarding outbreeding devices in angiosperms:
A: Self-incompatibility allows only self-pollen to fertilise ovules.
B: Dioecy prevents autogamy but not geitonogamy.
 
1. Only A is correct
2. Only B is correct
3. Both A and B are correct
4. Both A and B are incorrect

Subtopic:  Pollination & Outbreeding Devices |
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Assertion (A): Cells of tapetum have more than one nucleus.
Reason (R): They undergo meiosis without cytokinesis.

Options:
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
Subtopic:  Stamen: Anther |
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Which of the following statements is true about polyembryony?
1. It refers to the presence of multiple cotyledons in the embryo.
2. It is the formation of multiple embryos from a single fertilized egg.
3. It occurs only in albuminous seeds, such as wheat and rice.
4. It results from the division of nucellar or integumentary cells to form additional embryos.
Subtopic:  Apomixis & Polyembryony |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): In xenogamy, pollen is transferred from the anther of one plant to the stigma of another plant of a different species.
Reason (R): Xenogamy results in genetic variation as it involves the fusion of gametes from different individuals.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
Subtopic:  Pollination & Outbreeding Devices |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Polyembryony is the occurrence of more than one embryo in a seed.
Reason (R): In certain species like Citrus and Mango, the female gametophytes has multiple egg cells.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A)
3. (A) is True but (R) is False
4. Both (A) and (R) are False
Subtopic:  Apomixis & Polyembryony |
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: In some species, remnants of the nucellus persist in the seed as perisperm.
Statement II: Perisperm is a type of endosperm that provides nutrition to the developing embryo.
 
1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Subtopic:  Seed |
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Microsporogenesis involves:
1. Mitosis followed by meiosis 2. Meiosis followed by mitosis
3. Only meiosis 4. Only mitosis
Subtopic:  Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Parthenocarpy is desirable in fruit crops such as banana and orange.
Reason (R): Parthenocarpy leads to development of seeds without fertilization.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
Subtopic:  Apomixis & Polyembryony |
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Polyembryony in mango is due to:
1. The formation of multiple zygotes
2. The development of additional embryos from the integument
3. The development of embryos from somatic cells of the ovule
4. Fertilization of multiple ovules within the same ovary
Subtopic:  Apomixis & Polyembryony |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion (A): Endosperm is formed before fertilization in angiosperms. 
Reason (R): It provides nourishment to the developing embryo.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. (A) is False but (R) is True.
Subtopic:  Endosperm |
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