Cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and for commerce and trade is called:

1. Horticulture 2. Plant breeding
3. Floriculture 4. Micropropagation

Subtopic:   FLOWER – A FASCINATING ORGAN OF ANGIOSPERMS |
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Tapetum :

I. Is a layer of nutritive cells that are found within the microsporangium.
II. The cells are usually bigger and normally have more than one nucleus per cell
because mitosis is not normal in them.
III. Helps in pollen wall formation, transportation of nutrients to the inner side of the anther, synthesis of callose enzyme for separation of microspore tetrads.


Of the above statements, the correct ones are:

1. I and II only 2. I and III only
3. II and III only 4. I, II, and III

Subtopic:  Stamen: Anther | Stamen: Male Gametophyte |
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How many cells of the female gametophyte are surrounded by a cell wall and are organized into cells?

1.62.7
3.84.2

Subtopic:  Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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Cleistogamous flowers are:

1.Mostly autogamous2.Invariably autogamous
3.Mostly xenogamous4.Invariably xenogamous

Subtopic:  Pollination & Outbreeding Devices |
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Majority of the flowering plants produce:

1.Female flowers2.Male flowers
3.Hermaphroditic flowers4.Neutral flowers

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In artificial hybridization experiments, if the female plant produces unisexual flowers, emasculation:
1. Must be done before maturity.
2. Must be done after maturity.
3. Must be done at maturity.
4. Is not needed.

Subtopic:  Pollen - Pistil Interaction |
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The germ pore in the pollen wall:

1. is an aperture in the pollen intine that allows the pollen tube to exit.
2. is the name of the nucleus of the microspore mother cell.
3. is formed where sporopollenin is located in the exine.
4. is an aperture in the pollen exine that allows the pollen tube to exit.
Subtopic:  Stamen: Microsporangium | Stamen: Male Gametophyte |
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Which of the following is not used by flowering plants as an outbreeding device?

1. Lack of synchronization between pollen release and stigma receptivity.
2. Anther and Stigma placed at different levels.
3. Self-incompatibility.
4. Production of bisexual flowers.
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The pollen tube releases the two male gametes first into:
1. The vicinity of the egg cell.
2. The vicinity of polar nuclei.
3. In the cytoplasm of synergids.
4. In the cytoplasm of antipodals.

Subtopic:  Double Fertilization |
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Filiform apparatus is associated with _____ and helps in _____________.
1. Syngergids; Nourishment of egg cells
2. Synergids; Guiding the pollen tube
3. Antipodals; Nourishment of egg cells
4. Antipodals; Guiding the pollen tube

Subtopic:  Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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