Fruits and seeds - class-XII
Description: fruits and seeds | |
Number of Questions: 43 | |
Created by: Ankita Patil | |
Tags: sexual reproduction in flowering plants pollination, fertilization and development of endosperm and embryo reproduction in flowering plants biology morphology of flowering plants reproductive morphology botany |
Endosperm, a product of double fertilisation in angiosperms is absent in the seeds of
The mature seeds of plants such as gram and peas, possess no endosperm, because
Endospermic seeds are found in
Careals, castor and coconut possess ______ seeds.
Endosperm is completely consumed by the developing embryo in
Endospermic seeds are found in.
In albuminous seeds, food is stored in ________ and in non-albumious seeds, it is stored in ___________.
In which one of the following, would you expect to find glyoxysomes?
Assertion (A). All the fruits that we eat are not real fruits.
Reason (R). In few plants, floral parts like thalamus or pedicel also, contribute to fruit formation. Such fruits are called false fruits.
A true fruit is the one in which the, fleshy part of the fruit is derived from
Albumin is also known as _________.
Caruncle of Albuminous dicot seed is derived from
Which one of the following is a true fruit?
Read the following statements:
Which of the above statements are correct?
(i) Wheat, maize barley, castor and sunflower seeds are endospermic or albuminous
(ii) Most zygotes divide only after certain amount of endosperm is formed
(iii) Though the seed differ greatly, the early stages of embryo development is similar in both monocots and dicots
(iv) The zygote divides to form proembryo and subsequently globular, heart-shaped and mature embryo.
(v) Epicotyl and hypocotyl are absent in monocot seeds
Fruits of Banyan tree develops from
Which of the following is incorrect?
Endosperm may completely be consumed by the developing embryo before in maturation in
An example of a seed with endosperm, perisperm and caruncle is
Some plants produce a well developed aril. Point out the pair wherein both the members produce aril
Morphologically the white fluffy edible mass in maize is
A dicot having exalbuminous seed is
A dicot albuminous seed is
In exalbuminous seed, the food is generally stored in
In exalbuminous seeds, there is :
Which is an albuminous seed?
Which one is monocot albuminous seed?
Aleurone layer takes part in
Non-albuminous seeds occur in
Seed of castor is
Assign the seeds to their respective categories :
(a) Maize
(b) Mustard
(c) Pea
(d) Endospermic
(e) Non endospermic
Food is stored in albuminous seed in
Seeds are non-endospermic in
Endosperm is consumed by the developing embryo in ____________.
Albuminous seeds store their reserve food mainly in
Select the seeds that have separate endosperm.
(a) Maize (b) Onion (c) Rice (d) Bean
Endosperm is completely consumed by the developing embryo in
Which of the following is an example of a seed in which the endosperm is not completely consumed by the developing embryo?
Perisperm differs from endosperm in.
Consider the following statements:
1. The seed of pea is albuminous.
2. The fruit of peach is drupe.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following statements is not correct?
Which of the following is false fruit?
Endosperm is absent in
The fleshy edible part of an apple is