Q. No.A typical anther shows
a. Two lobes with two theca each
b. Each lode as dithecous
c. All cells in a given microsporangium as potential PMC
d. Thousands of micropores per microsporangium
Out of these statements
1. b is incorrect
2. a and b are correct
3. c and d are incorrect
4. a, b, c and d are correct
Assertion : Cleistogamy is advantageous to the plants.
Reason : It results in the assured seed formation even in the absence of pollinators.
1. If both Assertion & Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
2. If both Assertion & Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
3. If Assertion is a true statement but Reason is false.
4. If both Assertion and Reason are false.
Match the following :
| Column I | Column I | ||
| (I) | External fertilization | (i) | pollen grain |
| (II) | Androecium | (ii) | anther wall |
| (III) | Male gametophyte | (iii) | algae |
| (IV) | Primary parietal layer | (iv) | stamens |
1. I-iv; II-i; III-ii; IV-iii
2. I-iii; II-iv; III-i; IV-ii
3. I-iii; II-iv; III-ii; IV-i
4. I-iii; II-i; III-iv; IV-ii
Match the two columns that represent plant organs (I) and parts within these organs (II).
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Carpel | (i) calyx, corolla |
| B. Perianth | (ii) Vegetative cell, generative cell |
| C. Microsporocyte | (iii) Stigma, style, ovary |
| D. Megasporocyte | (iv) Antipodal cells, polar nuclei, synergid cell |
1. A-(i); B-(iii); C-(ii); D-(iv)
2. A-(iii); B-(iv); C-(i); D-(ii)
3. A-(i); B-(iii); C-(iv); D-(ii)
4. A-(iii); B-(i); C-(ii); D-(iv)
Identify two correct characteristic features of (P) Autogamy and (Q) Allogamy from the following statements
1. Plant species usually does not depend on external agents
2. Plant species usually depends on external agents
3. Plant species normally produces progeny that are healthier and better adapted in nature
4. Plant species normally produces weaker progeny in several generations
1. P-1,3; Q-2,4
2. P-2,4; Q-1,3
3. P-1,4; Q-2,3
4. P-2,3; Q-1,4
Which process is matched with a valid example?
| Process | Example |
| 1. seed dispersal | a stamen explodes in the wind |
| 2. fertilization | a nucleus from the pollen grain fuses with a nucleus in the ovule |
| 3. fertilization | a bee carries pollen from flower to flower |
| 4. pollination | seeds are blown from a flower onto another one by the wind |
Choose the correct match with respect to ploidy level in angiosperms :
1. Synergids - Triploid (3n)
2. Antipodal cells - Triploid (3n
3. Secondary nucleus- Diploid (2n)
4. Egg cell - Diploid (2n)
Read the two statements A & B given below and select the correct option :
A- Embryo sac of angiosperms is a 7 celled structure.
B – Embryo sac has three synergid cells.
1. Both A and B are correct
2. Both A and B are incorrect
3. Only A is correct
4. Only B is correct
| I: | In castor and maize, autogamy is prevented but not geitonogamy |
| II. | In papaya, both autogamy and geitonogamy are prevented |
| 1. | Both I and II | 2. | Only I |
| 3. | Only II | 4. | Neither I nor II |
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | Groundnut | P. | Lack endosperm |
| B. | Coconut | Q. | Endosperm persists in mature seeds |
| C. | Orchids | R. | Endosperm is completely consumed by developing embryo |
| A | B | C | |
| 1. | P | Q | R |
| 2. | R | Q | P |
| 3. | R | P | Q |
| 4. | P | R | Q |
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