In a type of apomixis known as adventive embryony, embryos develop directly from:
1. Nucellus or integument
2. Zygote
3. Synergids of antipodals of embryo sac
4. Accessory embryo sac in the ovule

Subtopic:  Apomixis & Polyembryony |
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Parthenocarpic fruits are produced by:

1. Treating plants with phenyl Mercuric acetate.
2. Treating plants with low concentrations of gibberellic acid and auxin.
3. Removing androecium of flowers before releasing pollen grains.
4. Raising plants from vernalised seeds.

Subtopic:  Fruit |
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An organic substance that can withstand environmental extremes and cannot be degraded by any enzyme is:

1. Cuticle 2. Sporopollenin
3. Lignin 4. Cellulose
Subtopic:  Stamen: Male Gametophyte |
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Perisperm differs from endosperm in:

1. having no reserved food.
2. being a diploid tissue.
3. its formation by fusion of a secondary nucleus with several sperms.
4. being a haploid tissue.
Subtopic:  Endosperm | Seed |
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Which one of the following statements is not true?

1. Pollen grains of some plants cause severe allergies and bronchial afflictions in some people.
2. The flowers pollinated by flies and bats secrete foul odour to attract them.
3. Honey is made by bees by digesting pollen collected from flowers.
4. Pollen grains are rich in nutrients, and they are used in the form of tablets and syrups.
Subtopic:  Pollination & Outbreeding Devices |
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Flowers that have a single ovule in the ovary and are packed into inflorescence are usually pollinated by:

1. Water 2. Bee
3. Wind 4. Bat
Subtopic:  Pollination & Outbreeding Devices |
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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

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Majority of the flowering plants produce:

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

Subtopic:  Pollination & Outbreeding Devices |
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