Assertion (A): | Hybrids are widely used in cultivation to increase productivity and apomixes can be an important tool for maintaining hybrid nature. |
Reason (R): | Seeds produced by apomictic plants are identical to mother plant as there is no segregation |
1. | Both (A) & (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) & (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true statement but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false statements. |
Assertion (A): | The megaspore mother cell divide mitotically to produce four spores. |
Reason (R): | Megaspore mother cells are diploid and megaspore is haploid. |
1. | Both (A) & (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) & (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) is false but (R) is true. |
Assertion (A): | Nocturnal flowers are pollinated by moths. |
Reason (R): | Nocturnal flowers are highly fragrant and dull in colour |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
3. | (A) is true, (R) is false |
4. | (A) is false and (R) is false |
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.
Group-A | Group-B |
A. Aleurone layer | i. without fertilization |
B. Parthenocarpic fruit | ii. Nutrition |
C. Ovule | iii. Double fertilization |
D. Endosperm | iv. Seed |
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)
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)
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 |
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
From the statements given below choose the option that is true for a typical female gametophyte.
i. | It is eight-nucleate and seven-celled at maturity. |
ii. | It is free-nuclear during the development. |
iii. | It is situated inside the integument, but outside the nucellus. |
iv. | It has an egg apparatus situated at the chalazal end. |
1. (i) and (iv)
2. (ii) and (iii)
3. (i) and (ii)
4. (ii) and (iv)