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Plant Reproduction and Embryology

Description: Test for +2 and PMT aspirants plant reproduction and embryology
Number of Questions: 30
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Tags: Biology Embryology PMT Reproduction Seed Pollination Introduction to Asexual Reproduction Asexual Reproduction Double Fertilization Double Fertilisation Fertilization Fertilisation
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Ubish granules containing sporopollenin are produced by

  1. endothelium

  2. middle layers

  3. tapetum

  4. epithelium


Correct Option: C

Ploidy of aleurone layer in the seed is:

  1. n

  2. 2n

  3. 3n

  4. 5n


Correct Option: C

In mesogamy, the entry of pollen tube into the ovule is through the

  1. micropyle

  2. chalaza

  3. integument

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

In order to produce 100 gametes, _____ parents cells are required.

  1. 99

  2. 101

  3. 100

  4. 25


Correct Option: D

In which of the following angiospermic families, endosperm is not formed inspite of double fusion?

  1. Trapaceae

  2. Poaceae

  3. Arecaceae

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

If the cells of endosperm of a plant has 24 chromosomes, the number of chromosomes in each cell of the stem is

  1. 8

  2. 12

  3. 16

  4. 24


Correct Option: C

‘Turion’ - a vegetative reproductive structure, is produced in

  1. allium

  2. utricularia

  3. dionea

  4. amorphophallus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Turion’ - a vegetative reproductive structure, is produced in utricularia. They have regenerative properties to grow into whole plants.

Embryo sac represents

  1. female gametophyte

  2. megasporophyll

  3. megaspore

  4. megasporangium


Correct Option: A

Which of the following pollen sac wall layers is amoeboid or secretory in nature?

  1. Epidermis

  2. Endothelium

  3. Middle layers

  4. Tapetum


Correct Option: D

In circinotropus type of ovule, the degree of curvature is

  1. 360°

  2. 120°

  3. 90°

  4. 45°


Correct Option: A

Pollen kit helps in

  1. formation of pollen tube

  2. nutrition of pollen

  3. nutrition of insects

  4. insects pollination


Correct Option: D

The process of development of embryo sac from unreduced megaspore mother cell is called

  1. apospory

  2. diploid parthenogenesis

  3. haploid parthenogenesis

  4. diplospory


Correct Option: A

The presence of 8-nucleated embryo sac types of organization in the pollen grains of Hyacinthus orientalis is called

  1. population effect

  2. crowing effect

  3. nemec phenomenon

  4. pollen kit phenomenon


Correct Option: C

A flower can be best defined as a

  1. modified shoot

  2. sexually reproductive structure

  3. stem with highly condensed internode

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B

Generally pollen grains are shed from the anther at

  1. 2-celled stage

  2. 1-celled stage

  3. 8-celled stage

  4. 4-celled stage


Correct Option: A

Which of the following structures is formed after triple fusion in post fertilization?

  1. Embryo

  2. Endosperm

  3. Embryo sac

  4. Endothelium


Correct Option: B

Sweet potato is propagated through

  1. stem

  2. root

  3. tuber

  4. rhizome


Correct Option: B

Epiblast in grasses is a reduced

  1. seed

  2. cotyledon

  3. endosperm

  4. embryo


Correct Option: B

When tetraploid female plant is crossed with diploid male plant, the ploidy of the endosperm is

  1. triploid

  2. diploid

  3. tetraploid

  4. pentaploid


Correct Option: D

Filiform apparatus is located at the tip of

  1. synergids

  2. polar nuclei

  3. pollen grain

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

Adventive embryony leads to the formation of

  1. one embryo

  2. two embryos

  3. many embryos

  4. half embryo


Correct Option: C

Which of the following cells is/are most likely to be involved in apogamy in an angiospermic plant?

  1. Synergids

  2. Antipodal cells

  3. Polar nuclei

  4. Both 1 and 2


Correct Option: D

Which of the following structures is meant for asexual reproduction in Pistia?

  1. Runner

  2. Sucker

  3. Offset

  4. Stolon


Correct Option: C

In which of the following, the floral bud produces a new plant?

  1. Mint

  2. Dahlia

  3. Agave

  4. Dioscorea


Correct Option: C

When an embryo arises from the integument of the ovule, the phenomenon is known as

  1. polyembryony

  2. adventive embryony

  3. half embryony

  4. extra embryony


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is the most resistant biological material?

  1. Lignin

  2. Hemicellulose

  3. Sporopollenin

  4. Chitin


Correct Option: C

In which of the following species, monosporic embryo sac is found?

  1. Allium

  2. Oenothera

  3. Adoxa

  4. Plumbago


Correct Option: B

Parietal cell in the anther forms anther wall which is

  1. multi layered

  2. 2-layered

  3. 3-layered

  4. single layered


Correct Option: C

Pollination between different flowers of the same plant is called

  1. geitonogamy

  2. autogamy

  3. xenogamy

  4. cross pollination


Correct Option: A

Obturators, which help in the fertilization, are outgrowth of

  1. polar nuclei

  2. stigma

  3. funicle

  4. aril


Correct Option: C
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