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
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)
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 |
| 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. |
| Group-A | Group-B |
| A. Aleurone layer | i. without fertilization |
| B. Parthenocarpic fruit | ii. Nutrition |
| C. Ovule | iii. Double fertilization |
| D. Endosperm | iv. Seed |
| 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. | (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. | Both (A) and (R) are False |
| A. | Wind pollinated flowers have a single ovule in each ovary |
| B. | Both wind and water pollinated flowers do not produce nectar |
| C. | Bees are the dominant biotic pollinating agents |
| D. | In geitonogamy transfer of pollen grains from anther to the stigma of another flower of different plant takes place |
Identify two correct characteristic features of (P) Autogamy and (Q) Allogamy from the following statements
| 1. | Plant species usually does not depend on external agents |
| 2. | Plant species usually depends on external agents |
| 3. | Plant species normally produces progeny that are healthier and better adapted in nature |
| 4. | Plant species normally produces weaker progeny in several generations |
| 1. | P-1,3; Q-2,4 | 2. | P-2,4; Q-1,3 |
| 3. | P-1,4; Q-2,3 | 4. | P-2,3; Q-1,4 |
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)