Statement I: | Monoecy prevents autogamy but not geitonogamy. |
Statement II: | Dioecy prevents both autogamy and geitonogamy. |
1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |
2. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
3. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |
4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |
An organic substance that can withstand environmental extremes and cannot be degraded by any enzyme is:
1. | Cuticle | 2. | Sporopollenin |
3. | Lignin | 4. | Cellulose |
1. | It originates from one megaspore and involves three mitotic divisions. |
2. | It involves the development of eight megaspores from one mother cell. |
3. | It results in the formation of a seven-nucleate, eight-celled structure. |
4. | It begins with multiple sporogenous cells. |
Assertion (A): | The endosperm is formed before fertilization in most flowering plants. |
Reason (R): | The endosperm serves as a nutritional source for the developing embryo. |
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, (R) is False. |
4. | (A) is False, (R) is True. |
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 |
Assertion (A): | In angiosperms, the male gametophyte contains a single male gamete that unites with the egg to produce the seed. |
Reason (R): | The embryosac in angiosperms has an egg apparatus that consists of only one egg cell. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True but the (R) does not correctly explain the (A). |
2. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
3. | Both (A) and (R) are True and the (R) correctly explains the (A). |
4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
I: | The basal bulged part of the pistil is the ovary. |
II: | Inside the ovary is the ovarian cavity (locule). |
III: | The placenta is located inside the ovarian cavity. |