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Flower and pollination - class-XII

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Which of the following hormones is not secreted by human placenta?

  1. hCG

  2. Estrogens

  3. Progesterone

  4. LH


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

LH is the hormone that is not secreted by human placenta. It is secreted by anterior pituitary. Initially during pregnancy, hCG performs the function of LH of maintaining corpus luteum for the secretion of progesterone. Later (around 16th week) in pregnancy, when placenta itself starts secreting estrogen and progesterone, corpus luteum regresses.

Flower is a ................ organ.

  1. Reproductive

  2. Vegetative

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Flower is a reproductive organ. Essential parts of a flower include the stamens (male parts) and the carpels (female parts). It takes part in the process of pollination which results into the completion of reproduction. Pollen grains transfer from anther to carpel resulting into the formation of seeds and fruit.

Select the wrong statement.

  1. Persistent calyx is seen in Solanaceae

  2. Flowers are polygynous in Asteraceae

  3. Santonin is obtained from Artem!sia

  4. In poaceae, perianth is represented by membranous scales called ridicules


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Asteraceae or Composite is large and it is an economically important family of flowering plants. In Asteraceae, the flowers are bracteates, sessile, complete (flower having calyx, corolla, stamens, and pistil) As well as hermaphrodite (i.e. bisexual), pentamerous (i.e. calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium), actinomorphic i.e. radial symmetry, and epigynous ovary enclosed in the receptacle with stamens. So, the correct answer is ‘Flowers are hypogynous in Asteraceae’.

So option B is correct.

Which part of the plant is involved in sexual reproduction?
  1. Root

  2. Flower

  3. Leaf

  4. Stem


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Flowers are used by the plants for sexual reproduction. Actually, every single part of a flower is used only for reproduction. Flowers care about making themselves beautiful for one purpose to attract a mate, and hence to reproduce.

The correct answer is B.

A flower which contains only stamen or only pistil is called as

  1. Bisexual flower

  2. Unisexual flower

  3. Unique flower

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The flower is a reproductive organ of an angiosperm plant. The typical flowers consist of sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels. A flower having both stamens as well as carpels or pistils is known as a bisexual flower. Flowers that are either staminate (means having stamens) or pistillate (having pistils only) are known as unisexual flowers. Thus the answer is unisexual flowers.

The correct option is B.

Colour of flower petals is due to

  1. Xanthophyll

  2. Carotenes

  3. Anthocyanin

  4. Phycoerythrin.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Anthocyanins are red or purple colored water-soluble pigments present in the plant cell vacuoles. 
  • They are responsible for the color of the flowers, fruits as well as leaves. But, phycoerythrin is a photosynthetic pigment and it is found in red algae.
  • Carotenes and Xanthophylls both are carotenoid pigments of higher plants. They are accessory photosynthetic pigments.
  • The correct option is C.

Colour of night blooming flowers is usually.

  1. Violet to purple

  2. Red

  3. Yellow

  4. Whitish


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Most of the night flowers are white emerges better in low light conditions. Hence making it simpler for insects to discover. As they bloom at night the plant does not have to waste resources producing coloured pigments to attract the day insects. Night blossoming blooms are ordinarily and vigorously scented. Then it goes about as an attractant for nighttime insects and mammals.

Thus the correct answer is option D.

The male flowers of Vallisneria float on the surface of water with the help of.

  1. Boat- like structure formed by two perianth lobes

  2. Boat- like structure formed by three perianth lobes

  3. Boat formed by monotepalous perianth

  4. Two tepals forming boat - shaped float while the third smaller one functions as a rudder


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vallisneria is a submerged hydrophyte and it is a dioecious plant with the flowers borne under the water. The male flowers detach on the maturity and float on the surface of the water whereas the female flowers grow under the water. They come up to the surface with the help of their thin long stalk. 

The male flowers of Vallisneria are floating on the surface of the water, with the help of two tepals forming boat-shaped float while the third smaller one functions as a rudder.

So, the correct answer is D.

The most primitive type of stamens are found in _____________.

  1. Degeneria

  2. Lilium

  3. Papaver

  4. Solanum


Correct Option: A

Which is true for inferior ovary?

  1. Hypogynous flower

  2. Thalamus form a cup shaped structure

  3. Present in chinarose and Guava

  4. Petals, sepals and stamen are situated above the ovary


Correct Option: A

Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

Column I Column II
A. Tallest flower (i) Maize
B. Pronuba moth (ii) Amorphophallus
C. Anemophily (iii) Salvia
D. Entomophily (iv) Yucca
  1. A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(iii)

  2. A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(i)

  3. A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iv)

  4. A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(i)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The tallest flower is amorphophallus which is commonly known as Rafflesia flower. It is known to be the largest flower in the world.

Pronuba moth and the plant Yucca have an interdependent relationship regarding the pollination. These are codependent on each other.
Entomophilous flowers are those kinds where pollination is done with the help of insects. The flower that are entomophilous are usually bright in colour to attract the insects. An example is salvia.
Anemophilous flowers are the one ones where the pollination takes place by the wind. The pollen grains are very light and the stigma is sticky and feathery so that they can catch the pollen grains. In maize, the pollination is anemophilous.
So, the correct option is 'A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(iii)'

Which of the following options is correct?

  1. Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same flower-Autogamy

  2. Transfer of pollen grains from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower of same plant- Geitonogamy

  3. Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a genetically different plant of same species- Xenogamy

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Autogamy is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same flower and genetically same type of pollens are brought to the stigma.
Pollination between two flowers of the same plant is called Geitonogamy. Xenogamy is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a different flower of a different plant. Therefore, genetically different pollen grains are brought to the stigma.
So, the correct option is 'All of these'. 

Pollination characteristically occurs in?

  1. Angiosperms only

  2. Pteridophytes, Angiosperms

  3. Gymnosperms, Angiosperms

  4. Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms


Correct Option: A

Pollen kitt is present in

  1. Anemophilly

  2. Entamophily

  3. Malacophilly

  4. Zoophilly


Correct Option: B

A long, leafless, flowering stem arising directly from a bulb like in onion, is called?

  1. Scape

  2. Bulbil

  3. Turion

  4. Liana


Correct Option: A

Pollination by bat is called ______________.

  1. Ornithophily

  2. Chiropterophily

  3. Malacophily

  4. Anemophily


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Ornithophily means bird pollination,  is the pollination of flowering plants by birds.
  • Pollination done by Bats is known as chiropterophily. Various fruits are dependent on bats for pollination, such as mangoes, guavas, and banana. Bat pollination is an essential process in tropical communities with 500 tropical plant species. They are completely, or partially, dependent on bats for pollination.
  • Malacophily refers to pollination by snails.
  • Anemophily or wind pollination refers to a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.

So, The correct answer is option B

The transfer of pollens from anther to stigma of the same flower is called as

  1. Cross pollination

  2. Self-fertilization

  3. Cross breeding

  4. Hybridization


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

When a pollen grain from a stamen is transferred to the stigma of the same plant, it is called self-pollination. It mainly occurs in bisexual flowers.

So, the correct option is 'Self-fertilization'. 

In a flower, the male and female reproductive parts are ............. respectively.

  1. Stamen and pistil

  2. Pistil and stamen

  3. Petals and pistil

  4. Stamen and petals


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Stamen and pistil are the male and female reproductive parts respectively.  Stamen has anther that produce pollen grains and stalk known as the filament. Pistil has stigma, style and ovary. The ovary contains egg-producing structures the ovules, the style, a hollow tube that receives the pollen tube and stigma that provides a platform for the pollen grains to land and germinate.
So, the correct answer is 'Stamen and pistil'.

Chasmogamy is pollination in.

  1. Bud condition

  2. Closed flowers

  3. Open flowers

  4. Unrelated flowers


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chasmogamy is a plant with a reproductive mechanism in which pollination occurs in chasmogamous flowers. Chasmogamous flowers are showy with open petals and encircling exposed reproductive parts.  Chasmogamous stems from Greek for an open marriage. These are named after the open arrangement of floral structures. 

Once chasmogamous flowers have reached maturity, they unfurl and their stamens and/or style are made available for pollinations correct answer is Chasmogamy, is pollination in open flower.

Thus the correct answer is C.

Intraspecific incompatibility is overcome by.

  1. Mixed pollination

  2. Self pollination

  3. Wetting pollination

  4. Wetting of stigmas


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following plants is pollinated by bat?

  1. Bombax ceiba

  2. calotropis procera

  3. Mucuna gigantean

  4. Nicotiana glauca


Correct Option: A

Which of the following flowers are pollinated by wind?

  1. sunflower

  2. corn and willow

  3. buttercup and rose

  4. orchid and wall flower


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Anemophilous flowers have certain characters like:-

  • Production of a large number of pollen grains.
  • Well exposed anther.
  • Stigma is feathery and sticky.
  • Pollen grains are light and non-sticky.
All these properties are found in the flower of corn and willow.
So the correct option is 'Corn and willow'.

In oak, pollination is facilitated mainly by ___________.

  1. Birds

  2. Droplets of rain

  3. Insects

  4. Wind


Correct Option: A

Pollination in Ficus is?

  1. Anemophilous

  2. Entomophilous

  3. Ornithophilous

  4. Cheiropterophilous


Correct Option: A

Hydrophilic means pollination.

  1. Below water

  2. Inside water

  3. On the surface of water

  4. By agents other than water


Correct Option: A

Hal inferior' ovary occurs in the flowers of:

  1. carrot

  2. Plum

  3. Cucumber

  4. Plum


Correct Option: A

_______ flowers have very light weighted pollen grains.

  1. Insect pollinates

  2. Wind pollinated

  3. Water pollinated

  4. Animal pollinated


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The pollen grains which are very light in weight can be passed on by wind from one flower to another or to the stigma of the same flower. This is known as wind pollination. They produce light weight pollens in large number and do not produce vector. The stigma is sticky.

Yucca is pollinated by.

  1. Pronuba Moth

  2. Bumble Bee

  3. Honey Bee

  4. Butterfly


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yucca is the pollinated by a moth known as the Tegeticulla yuccasella.  Each spring, adult moths emerge from the underground cocoons. And the males and females meet up with each other on Yucca plants for mating.

The Yucca moth is also termed as the pronuba moth. It is a small white moth that lives in the semi-arid habitats where Yucca plants grow.

Thus the correct answer is A.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Cheiropteriphily is the name given to pollination by

  1. birds

  2. bats

  3. insects

  4. aquatic animals


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bat-pollinated flowers tend to be large and showy, white or light coloured, open at night and have strong musty odours. They are often large and bell-shaped or a ball of stamens. Flowers are typically borne away from the trunk or other obstructions. More than 500 species of plants, spanning 67 plant families, are pollinated by bats. This pollination syndrome is known as chiropterophily. In general, flowers that use this approach tend to be white or dull in colour, open at night, rich with nectar, and musty or rotten smell. 

So, the correct option is, 'bats'.

Even in absence of pollinating agents seed setting is assured in 

  1. Commelina

  2. Zostera

  3. Salvia

  4. Fig


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Even in absence of pollinating agents, seed setting is assured in Commelina, which is also called as 'Asiatic dayflower'. They lack nectar, they offer only pollen as a reward to their visitors. To attract pollinators, the plant has three types of brightly coloured floral organs: the large blue petals, fertile yellow anthers and infertile yellow antherodes that lack pollen.

Plants of which one of the following groups of genera are pollinated by the same agency.

  1. Triticum, Cocos, Mangifera

  2. Fiscu, Kigelia, Casuarina

  3. Bombax, Butea, Bauhinia

  4. Salvia, Morus, Euphorbia


Correct Option: C

With reference to the pollination stage in angiosperms, consider the following statements.
a. Pollen grains become dehydrated
b. Antipodals degenerate
Which of the statements given is/are correct?

  1. $1$ only

  2. $2$ only

  3. Both $1$ and $2$

  4. Neither $1$ nor $2$


Correct Option: A

Hypohydrogamous pollination occurs in.

  1. Vallisneria

  2. Elodea

  3. Ceratophyllum

  4. Hydrilla


Correct Option: A

Intra-specific incompatibility can be overcome by.

  1. Intra-ovarian pollination

  2. Wetting of the stigma

  3. Bud-pollination

  4. Mixed pollination


Correct Option: A

If the number of chromosomes, in the foot of fern embryo is
8 what should be the number in its spores

  1. 4

  2. 8

  3. 16

  4. 23


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In ferns spores are haploid hence they have half number of chromosomes where as embryo is diploid.

Hilum of seed is

  1. Scar of micropyle

  2. Scar of funiculus

  3. Area through which pollen tube enters the ovule

  4. Glandular and attractant region of ovule


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The outer surface of seed shows a scar or mark of attachment with the seed stalk. It is called hilum. There is small pore, called micropyle, which represent the micropyle of ovule.

So, the correct answer is 'Scar of funiculus'.

Testa of seed develops from

  1. Ovary wall

  2. Hilum

  3. Outer integument

  4. Funicle


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
A. Ovary becomes a fruit.
B. The hilum marks the point of attachment to the stalk.
C. Outer integument becomes hard and leathery testa or outer seed coat which ensures survival of seeds.
D. Funicle is transformed into stalk of the seed.
So, the correct answer is 'Outer integument'.

Tegmen develops from

  1. Funiculus

  2. Chalaza

  3. Inner integument

  4. Outer integument


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A. Funiculus- It is the stalk like structure which attaches the ovule to the placenta.

B. Chalaza- It is the place of origin of the integuments or the basal swollen part of the nucellus.
C. The inner integuments, if persists, forms the tegmen.
D. The outer integument becomes hard and leathery testa or outer seed coat which ensures survival of seeds.
So, the correct answer is 'Inner Integument'.

Seeds are products of sexual reproduction because they

  1. Give rise to new plants

  2. Have variability

  3. Are formed by fusion of gametes

  4. Are formed by fusion of pollen tube


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Double fertilization in angiosperms triggers the transformation of ovule into a seed. The zygote delvelops into an embryo. In double fertilization, one male gamete fuses with the egg to form the diploid zygote, the other male gamete fuses with the two polar nuclei to form the triploid primary endosperm nucleus.

So, the correct answer is 'Are formed by fusion of gametes'.

Residual persistent nucellus is known as

  1. Perisperm

  2. Integument

  3. Pericarp

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A. The nucellus is generally used up during the development of embryo, but in some cases, it remains outside the endosperm in the form of a thin layer, called perisperm.

B. Integuments- These are outer covering of ovule which provide protection to the developing embryo.

C. Pericarp or fruit developed from wall of the ovary.

So, the correct answer is 'Perisperm'.

In cirus, adventives embryos are derived from _____________.

  1. Integuments

  2. Nucellus

  3. Synergids

  4. Zygotic embryo


Correct Option: A

From which cell of embryo, plumule is produced.

  1. Apical octant

  2. Proembryo

  3. Hypophysis

  4. Micropylar octant


Correct Option: A
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