Which one of the following statements is wrong?

1. Vegetative cell is larger than generative cell
2. Pollen grains in some plants remain viable for months
3. Intine is made up of cellulose and pectin
4. When pollen is shed at a two-celled stage, double fertilization does not take place

Subtopic:  Stamen: Male Gametophyte |
 91%
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AIPMT - 2012
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What is common between vegetative reproduction and Apomixis?
1. Both produce progeny identical to the parent
2. Both are applicable to only dicot plants
3. Both bypass the flowering phase
4. Both occur round the year

Subtopic:  Apomixis & Polyembryony |
 86%
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AIPMT - 2011
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What is the function of germ pores?
1. Absorption of water for seed germination
2. Initiation of pollen tube
3. Release of male gametes
4. The emergence of radicle

Subtopic:  Pollen - Pistil Interaction |
 70%
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AIPMT - 2012
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Plants with ovaries having only one or a few ovules are generally pollinated by: 

1. Butterflies 

2. Birds 

3. Wind 

4. Bees 

Subtopic:  Pollination & Outbreeding Devices |
 83%
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AIPMT - 2012
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Anthesis is a phenomenon that refers to:

1. formation of pollen

2. Development of anther

3. Opening of a flower bud

4. Reception of pollen by stigma

Subtopic:  Pollen - Pistil Interaction |
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2004
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Eight-nucleated embryosac is:

1. Only monosporic

2. Only bisporic

3. Only tetra sporic

4. Any of the above

Subtopic:  Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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AIPMT - 2000
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Endosperm is formed during double fertilization by:

1. Two polar nuclei & one male gamete

2. One polar nucleus & one male gamete

3. Ovum and male gamete

4. Two polar nuclei & two male gametes

Subtopic:  Double Fertilization |
 89%
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AIPMT - 2000
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Hair found in the inflorescences of Zea mays is the modification of:

1. Style 2. Stigma
3. Spathe 4. Filaments
Subtopic:  Pollination & Outbreeding Devices |
 54%
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AIPMT - 2000
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In Angiosperms, pollen tubes liberate their male gametes into the:

1. Central cell

2. Antipodal cells

3. Egg cell

4. Synergids

Subtopic:  Pollen - Pistil Interaction |
 81%
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AIPMT - 2002
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What is the direction of the micropyle in the anatropous ovule:

1. Upward 2. Downward
3. Right 4. Left
Subtopic:  Pistil: Ovule |
 57%
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AIPMT - 2002
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