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Structure of male and female reproductive structures - class-X

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The nucellus of the ovule is:

  1. haploid

  2. diploid

  3. triploid

  4. polyploidy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In seed plants, Ovule is the part of the female reproductive organ. It consists of three parts; Integument ( forming its outer layer) Embryo sac ( female gametophyte) and a Nucellus that is the central and largest part of the ovule as a source of nutrients for the embryo and its ploidy is diploid i.e 2n
Nucellus is derived from the apical portion of the ovule primordium of the ovule primordium and function as a megasporangium i.e, the nucellus produces the megasporocyte, which will undergo meiosis to form megaspores that is the reason that nucellus of the ovule is diploid in nature.
So, the nucellus of ovule is diploid.

So, the correct answer is 'diploid'.

In Angiosperms, the common type of ovule is __________.

  1. Anatropous

  2. Orthotropous

  3. Hemi anatropous

  4. Campylotropous


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
In Angiosperms, the most common type of ovule is anatropous or inverted ovule, where the micropyle is adjacent to the funicle
So, the correct answer is 'Anatropous'

Ovule represents

  1. Microsporangium

  2. Megasporangium

  3. Gametophyte

  4. Embryo.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
 Microsporangium  Pollen grains or male gamete
 Megasporangium  Ovules or female gamete
 Gametophyte  Sexual phase in the life cycle of the plant
 Embryo  Part of a seed, which is formed after fertilization

So, the correct answer is 'Megasporangium'

An angiospermic plant has to produce $88$ viable embryo sacs. How many meiotic divisions will be needed to produce equal number of female gametophytes by this plant?

  1. $88$

  2. $22$

  3. $44$

  4. $132$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Ovule contains the female gametophyte or the embryo sac. Each ovule usually contains only one embryo sac
Each embryo sac is formed by meiotic division of the diploid mother cell
The end result of a meiotic division is 4 haploid cells, in most cases, of the 4 haploid cells formed, three degenerate and  one develops into the embryo sac 
Therefore, to produce 88 viable embryo sacs 88 meiotic divisions are required
So, the correct answer is '88'

The stalk of ovule is 

  1. Pedicel

  2. Funiculus

  3. Petiole

  4. Rachiolo


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The ovule of flowering plants are located inside the gynoecium and are connected to the placenta which is a parenchymatous tissue via a stalk-like structure called the funiculus.

So, the correct answer is 'Funiculus'.

The female reproductive system produces haploid (n) gametes called ............. or egg cell.

  1. Ovum

  2. Endosperm

  3. Pollen grains

  4. Synergids


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A. Female gametes are also called eggs or ovum. They are created during the cellular reproduction process known as meiosis. The resulting gamete cell is a haploid cell.

B. The endosperm is a tissue produced inside the seeds of most of the flowering plants following fertilization, It surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition.
C. pollen grains are the granular microspores that occur in pollen and give rise to male gametophyte of a seed plant and they are haploid.
D. The synergids are part of the egg apparatus and are thought to help the pollen nucleus reach the egg cell for fertilization.
So, the correct answer is "ovum".

Androphore is lightly differentiated in the flower of .................

  1. $Rafflesia$

  2. $Calycanthus$

  3. $Salvia$

  4. $Passiflora$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

When in a flower, the internode between the corolla and the androecium is lengthened so as to raise the androecium high up in the air then that internode is called Androphore. It is an extension of the receptacle carrying the androecium and the gynoecium, typical of the caper family. In Passiflora, androphore is lightly differentiated.

When pollen tube enters through the base of a funiculus or the integument the phenomenon is known as

  1. Porogamy

  2. Chalazogamy

  3. Mesogamy

  4. Isogamy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

When pollen tube enters through the micropyle, the phenomenon is known as porogamy. When pollen tube enters to the embryo sac through the tissue of the chalaza, the phenomenon is known as chalazogamy. When pollen tube enters through the base of a funiculus or the integument, the phenomenon is known as mesogamy. Isogamy is a form of sexual reproduction that involves fusion of gametes of similar size and structure. 

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Ovule is comparable to ............

  1. Megasporangium

  2. Microsporangium

  3. Microsporophyll

  4. Megasporophyll


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ovule means 'small egg'. In seed plants, the ovule is the surface that gives rise to and contains the female reproductive cells. It consists of three parts: the integuments form its outer layers, the nucellus and female gametophyte in its center. The female gametophyte specifically termed as megagametophyte is also called the embryo sac in angiosperms.

Nurse tissue of ovule is .............

  1. Nucellus

  2. Chalaza

  3. Hilum

  4. Micropyle


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The mature ovule contains in its central part a region called the nucellus that in turn contains an embryo sac with eight nuclei, each with one set of chromosomes. The two nuclei near the centre are referred to as polar nuclei. In the pines, the female gametophyte develops within the tissues of the nucellus and acquires abundant food reserves. The proembryo forms after a period of free-nuclear division in the zygote, and the tier of cells above the basal four then elongates to form a suspensor which pushes the embryonic group deep into the gametophyte.

Select the correct match.

   List I    List II
 A  Endothecium  1  Nutritive layer
 B  Tapetum  2  Single flower
 C  Tulip  3  Floral organs are borne
 D  Receptacle  4  Middle layer of anther
  1. A- 4, B- 1, C- 2, D- 3

  2. A- 1, B- 4, C- 3, D- 2

  3. A- 3, B- 4, C-2, D- 1

  4. A- 2, B- 3, C- 4, D- 1 


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Endothecium is defined as the lining of the inner cavity of the anther. It is present as a middle layer. 

Tapetum is the nutritive layer present. It provides the function of providing nourishment for the growth. It gets extinct by the time pollen develops. 
Tulip is a flower, which belongs to the family of Liliaceae. 75 wild species are currently accepted. It is a single flower. T
he receptacle is the thickened part of a stem from which the flower organs grow. In some accessory fruits, like pome and strawberry, the receptacle gives rise to the edible part of the fruit.
So, the correct answer is option A.

The cotyledon in monocot plant is one and

  1. Lateral

  2. Terminal

  3. Basal

  4. Vertical


Correct Option: B

What is the number of chromosomes in aleurone layer if 10 number of chromosomes are found in megaspore mother cell?

  1. 10

  2. 20

  3. 15

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

If chromosomes of megaspore mother cell are 10; it ensures that the diploid number is 10. 2n = 10. Therefore, n = 5. Aleurone layer will be triploid in nature. Thus, the number of chromosomes in aleurone layer = 15.

The root cell of wheat plant has 42 chromosomes. What would be the number of chromosomes in the synergid cells?

  1. 7

  2. 14

  3. 21

  4. 28


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The pollen tube ultimately enters an ovule through the micropyle and penetrates one of the sterile cells on either side of the egg ( synergids). These synergids begin to degenerate immediately after pollination. 
Synergids are haploid in nature. Thus, if root cell has 2n = 42, synergids will have n = 21.

The point of attachment of funicle with chalazal end is called as 

  1. Placenta

  2. Integument

  3. Nucellus

  4. Hilum


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The hilum is the point of attachment of funicle with the chalazal end. It is the point where ovule attaches to the base. It is generally present as an eye of the seed as it is present as a scar.

Assertion : Most common type of ovule is anatropous.

Reason : Anatropous ovule is horse-shoe shaped.

  1. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

  2. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

  3. Assertion is true but Reason is false

  4. Both Assertion and Reason are false

  5. Assertion is false but Reason is true


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The ovules where micropyle come to lie close to the funiculus due to unilateral growth of the ovule are called anatropous. This is the most common type of ovule in angiosperms where the curvature of the ovule also affects the nucellus so that the later becomes horse shoe-shaped. The ovule is called amphitropous.

Assertion: In hemianatropous ovule, the funicle lies parallel to body of ovule.

Reason: Here, body of ovule has rotated by $90^{o}$.

  1. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

  2. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

  3. Assertion is true but Reason is false

  4. Both Assertion and Reason are false

  5. Assertion is false but Reason is true


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

When funicle lies at right angle to body of ovule and micropyle, the ovule is called hemianatropous or body of ovule has rotated by $90^{o}$.

The megasporangium of the angiosperms on fertilization gives rise to

  1. A fruit

  2. Seed

  3. An embryo

  4. Cotyledons


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The nucellus is a part of the inner structure of the ovule, forming a layer of diploid (sporophytic) cells inside the integuments. It is structurally and functionally equivalent to the megasporangium. In some plants, the diploid tissue of the nucellus gives rise to a seed through a mechanism of asexual reproduction called nucellar embryony.

So, the correct answer is 'seed'

Ovule is called

  1. Megasporangium

  2. Microsporangium

  3. Integumented microsporangium

  4. Integumented megasporagium


Correct Option: D

What would be the number of chromosomes in the cell of the aleurone layer in a plant species with 8 chromosomes in its synergids?

  1. 32

  2. 8

  3. 16

  4. 24


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Synergid is one of two small, short-lived nuclei lying near the egg in the mature embryo sac of a flowering plant. The synergids are part of the egg apparatus and are thought to help the pollen nucleus reach the egg cell for fertilization. 

The aleurone layer is the outermost layer of the endosperm, followed by the inner starchy endosperm. the cells of the aleurone layer is a triploid. 
If the synergids contain chromosomes the number of chromosomes in the aleurone layer would be since the aleurone layer is a triploid. 
 So the answer is '24'. 

A nutritive inner region of integument is?

  1. Amphithecium

  2. Endothecium

  3. Endothelium

  4. Endostomium


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
In some plants, which have unitegmic and tenuinucellate ovules, nucellus degenerates at an early stage of ovule development. In such cases, the innermost layer of the integument becomes specialized and forms a tissue around the embryo sac that performs the nutritive function for the embryo sac. This specialized tissue is called the Endothelium. Therefore, a nutritive inner region of the integument is Endothelium.
So, the correct answer is C

The point at which funiculus touches the ovule is

  1. Chalaza

  2. Hilum

  3. Raphe

  4. Endothelium


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
•Chalaza is portion of the ovule which is opposite to the region of attachment of nucellus, integuments and funiculus.
•Hilum is a structure by which body of ovule is attached to the funiculus. 
•Raphe is a ridge showing the fusion of funiculus with the body of ovule.
•Endothelium is a specialized tissue present around the embryo sac which is formed by the specialization of integuments to perform the nutritive function of nucellus in the ovules in which nucellus degenerates at an early stage.
So, the correct answer is B.

Out of linear tetrad which one is the functional megaspore

  1. Micropylar

  2. Any of the middle ones

  3. Chalazal

  4. Any of the four


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Megaspore mother cell undergoes meiosis to form four haploid megaspores which are arranged in a linear tetrad. Out of these four megaspores, only one remains functional that develops into embryo sac or the female gametophyte and the rest three degenerate. The megaspore that remains functional can either be micropylar or chalazal depending upon the species. For example, in Polygonum, chalazal megaspore is functional while in Oenothera, micropylar megaspore is functional. Since Polygonum type embryo sac is the most common type of embryo sac found in Angiosperms, the functional Megaspore is generally the chalazal one. 
So, the correct answer is C.

Orthotropous ovules occur in

  1. Pisum sativum

  2. Solanum nigrum

  3. Polygonum

  4. Helianthus


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Orthotropous ovule is the simplest and primitive type of ovule. In this type of ovule, micropyle, chalaza and funiculus lie in one vertical plane. Example of plants with orthotropous ovules are, Polygonum, Piper nigrum, Piper betel and all gymnosperms.
So, the correct answer is C.

A mass of parenchymatous tissue forming the bulk of ovule is

  1. Obturator

  2. Female gametophyte

  3. Nucellus

  4. Endosperm


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Obturator is a structure of ovule that is associated with directing the growth of pollen tube towards the micropyle. It may originate either from the placenta or funiculus or even both.
Female gametophyte is the embryo sac. It is a 7-celled structure consisting of egg apparatus (comprising of egg cell and two synergids), a large central cell and three antipodal cells.
Nucellus is the central part of ovule in which embryo sac is present. It is a mass of parenchymatous cells and forms the major part of the ovule. 
Endosperm is the nutritive structure formed from triple fusion that provides nutrition to the developing embryo.
Hence, from all the options given in the question, the mass of parenchymatous cells forming bulk of ovule is nucellus.
So, the correct answer is C.

Secondary nucleus formed by the fusion of two polar nuclei is also called

  1. Vegetative nucleus

  2. Definitive nucleus

  3. Generative nucleus

  4. Primary endosperm nucleus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The secondary nucleus formed by the fusion of two polar nuclei is also called definitive nucleus. Vegetative nucleus and Generative nucleus are present in the young pollen grain when the Microspore divides mitotically to form a large vegetative cell and a small generative cell. Primary endosperm nucleus is formed by the fusion of male gamete with a diploid secondary nucleus.
So, the correct answer is B.

The most common type of ovule is

  1. Orthotropous

  2. Hemitropous

  3. Anatropous

  4. Campylotropous


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
•Orthotropous ovule is the simplest and primitive type of ovule. In this type of ovule, micropyle, chalaza and funiculus lie in one vertical plane.
•Hemianatropous ovule- The body of ovule is turned through 90° and micropyle and chalaza lie in a straight line but funiculus is at right angle or 90° with both these two.
•Anatropous ovule is the most common type of ovules, which occurs in more than 80% of angiospermic families. The body of ovule is rotated by 180° and micropyle comes near to the funiculus. Chalaza and micropyle lie in the straight line but hilum is at 90° to micropyle.
•Campylotropous ovule- In this type of ovule, the length of funiculus becomes increased and it covers the whole ovule.
So, the correct answer is C.

Name the type of ovule in which hilum, chalazal and micropyle come to lie nearby.

  1. Campylotropous

  2. Amphitropous

  3. Both A and B

  4. Hemitropous


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

• Campylotropous ovule- This type of ovule is similar to Anatropous ovule but the curvature is less than that of an anatropous ovule. Micropyle is near to the funiculus. Chalaza and micropyle lie in the straight line but hilum is at 90° to the micropyle.

• Amphitropous ovule- The body of ovule gets curved along with the embryo sac in such a way that it becomes horseshoe-shaped.
• Hemianatropous ovule- The body of ovule is turned through 90° and micropyle and chalaza lie in a straight line but funiculus is at a right angle or 90° with both these two.
Hence, it is in Campylotropous and Amphitropous ovule in which Hilum, chalaza, and micropyle come to lie nearby. 
So, the correct answer is C.

Archesporium of ovule is

  1. Single celled derived from nucellar epidermis

  2. Single celled derived from nucellar hypodermis

  3. Multicellular derived from nucellar epidermis

  4. Multicellular derived from nucellar hypodermis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In the ovule or megasporangium, during the process of megasporogenesis, a hypodermal cell functions as a archesporium cell and becomes more prominent because of large size, denser cytoplasm and large nucleus. In tenuinucellate ovules, archesporial cell directly functions as megaspore mother cell while in crassinucellate ovules, archesporial cell divides periclinally to form an outer parietal cell and inner primary sporogenous cell that functions as megaspore mother cell.

Hence, a single hypodermal cell in the Nucellus functions as the archesporium.
So, the correct answer is B.

Ovule is inverted with body fused to funicle, micropyle lying close to hilum and facing the placenta. It is?

  1. Hemitropous

  2. Orthotropous

  3. Anatropous

  4. Campylotropous


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

•Hemianatropous ovule- The body of ovule is turned through 90° and micropyle and chalaza lie in a straight line but funiculus is at right angle or 90° with both these two.

•Orthotropous ovule is the simplest and primitive type of ovule. In this type of ovule, micropyle, chalaza and funiculus lie in one vertical plane.
•Anatropous ovule is the most common type of ovules, which occurs in more than 80% of angiospermic families. The body of ovule is rotated by 180° and micropylar comes near to the funiculus. Chalaza and micropyle lie in the straight line but hilum is at 90° to micropyle. The body of ovule is fused to funiculus on one side, thus forming a ridge called Raphe.
•Campylotropous ovule- This type of ovule is very similar to the Anatropous ovule but the curvature is less than the Anatropous ovule.
Hence, the properties given in the question match those of Anatropous ovule.
So, the correct answer is C.

The body of ovule lies straight in continuation of funicle, with funicle chalazal and micropyle in straight line. The type of ovule is?

  1. Anatropous

  2. Orthotropus

  3. Hemitropous

  4. Amphitropous


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
•Anatropous ovule is the most common type of ovules, which occurs in more than 80% of angiospermic families. The body of ovule is rotated by 180° and micropyle comes near to the funiculus. Chalaza and micropyle lie in the straight line but hilum is at 90° to the micropyle.
•Orthotropous ovule is the simplest and primitive type of ovule. In this type of ovule, micropyle, chalaza and funiculus lie in one vertical plane i.e. in a straight line.
•Hemianatropous ovule- The body of ovule is turned through 90° and micropyle and chalaza lie in a straight line but funiculus is at a right angle or 90° with both these two.
•Amphitropous ovule- Here, the body of ovule gets curved along with the embryo sac and it becomes horseshoe-shaped.
So, the correct answer is B.

Circinotropous ovule occurs in

  1. Opuntia

  2. Ranunculus

  3. Polygonum

  4. Cicer


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
In Circinotropous ovule, the length of the funiculus becomes increased and so it covers the whole ovule. Circinotropous ovule is found in the family Cactaceae. Example, Opuntia.
Ranunculus has Hemianatropous ovule in which body of ovule is turned through 90° and micropyle and chalaza lie in straight line but funiculus is at 90° to both of these.
Polygonum has Orthotropous ovule in which micropyle, chalaza and funiculus lie in a straight line.
Cicer has Anatropous ovule in which body of ovule is rotated by 180° and micropyle comes near to funiculus. Chalaza and Micropyle are in straight line but hilum is at 90° to the micropyle.
So, the correct answer is A.

Body of the ovule is straight but at right angles to the funicle. It is

  1. Orthotropous

  2. Campylotropous

  3. Hemitropous

  4. Amphitropous


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

•Orthotropous ovule is the simplest and primitive type of ovule. In this type of ovule, micropyle, chalaza and funiculus lie in one vertical plane.

•Campylotropous ovule- In this type of ovule, the length of funiculus becomes increased and it covers the whole ovule.
•Hemianatropous ovule- The body of ovule is turned through 90° and micropyle and chalaza lie in a straight line but funiculus is at right angle or 90° with both these two.
•Amphitropous ovule- The body of ovule gets curved along with the embryo sac in such a way that it becomes horseshoe-shaped.
Thus, in Hemianatropous ovule, the body of ovule is straight as it doesn't get curved and is turned to 90° such that it is at right angle to the funiculus.
So, the correct answer is C

Which is diploid structure?

  1. Pollen grains

  2. Egg

  3. Megaspore

  4. MMC


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
•Pollen grains develop from microspores. Microspores are formed from the microspore mother cell. Microspore mother cell is diploid and undergoes meiosis to produce four haploid microspores which develop to form pollen grains. Hence, pollen grains are haploid.
•Egg is the female gamete present in the embryo sac. Egg cell is haploid and on fusion with male gamete produces a diploid zygote. Hence, egg is haploid.
•Megaspore is formed from the megaspore mother cell. Megaspore mother cell is diploid and undergoes meiosis to produce four haploid megaspores. Hence, megaspore is haploid.
•MMC or Megaspore Mother Cell is a diploid cell which develops in the Nucellus of the ovule. MMC undergoes meiotic division to produce four haploid megaspores out of which, only one remains functional and the other three degenerate.
Hence, only MMC is diploid and rest are haploid structures.
So, the correct answer is D.

The ovule of an angiospherem is technical equivalent to

  1. Megaspore

  2. Megasporangium

  3. Megasporophyll

  4. Megaspore mother cell


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The placentas consists an enlarged basal portion which is called as ovary bearing one or more ovules also called as integumented megasporangium.

So the correct option is 'Megasporangium'.

Match the columns and select the correct combination.

Column I Column II
(a) Ovule 1. Endosperm
(b) Funiculus 2. Aril
(c) Nucellus 3. Seed
(d) Polar nuclei 4. Perisperm
  1. a- 3, b- 2, c- 1, d- 4

  2. a- 3, b- 2, c- 4, d- 1

  3. a- 1, b- 2, c- 3, d- 4

  4. a- 2, b- 3, c- 1, d- 4


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
• After fertilisation has occurred in the ovule, the ovule gets transformed into seed.
• Aril is a fleshy seed appendage which arise from the funiculus. It surrounds the ovule in the post fertilisation stages.
• After fertilization, the nucellus persists in the seed in the form of perisperm.
• Polar nuclei on fusion with the male gamete form a triploid primary endosperm mother cell which develops into endosperm.
Hence, the correct match is a- 3, b- 2, c- 4, d- 1
So, the correct answer is B.

Type of ovule present in Opuntia is

  1. Amphitropous

  2. Campylotropous

  3. Circinotropous

  4. Orthotropous


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
• Amphitropous ovule- The body of ovule gets curved along with the embryo sac in such a way that it becomes horseshoe-shaped. This type of ovule is found in families like Butamaceae, Loganiaceae.
• Campylotropous ovule- This type of ovule is similar to Anatropous ovule but curvature is less than that of anatropous ovule. Campylotropous ovule is found in families like Chenopodiaceae. 
• Circinotropous ovule- In this type of ovule, the length of funiculus becomes increased and it covers the whole ovule. It is found in families like Cactaceae (Opuntia).
• Orthotropous ovule is the simplest and primitive type of ovule. In this type of ovule, micropyle, chalaza and funiculus lie in one vertical plane. Examples , all gymnosperms, Polygonum.
Hence, Opuntia has circinotropous ovule. So, the correct answer is C.

In ovule, cuticle is present over

  1. Outer part of integument

  2. Outer part of nucellus

  3. Surface of both nucellus and integuments

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The cuticle is a waxy substance which fills the space between the Nucellus and inner integument and between the outer and inner integuments of the ovule. Both the integuments are covered with a layer of cuticle.
Hence, the cuticle is present over the outer part of integument.
So, the correct answer is A.

Which one produces callose for breaking plasmodesmal connections among microspore mother cell?

  1. Microspore mother cells

  2. Sporogenous cells

  3. Tapetum

  4. Middle layers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The process of formation of microspores from spore mother cells (SMC) or Microspore mother cell is called microsporogenesis. Very important changes occur in the Tapetum and locule of the anther during microsporogenesis. In the beginning, when the locule is preparing for microsporogenesis, there are plasmodesmatal connections between Tapetal and Tapetal cells, tapetal and SMC and between SMC and SMC. Very small molecules can pass through these connections. Towards the end of zygotene-pachytene stage of prophase I of meiosis, callose layer starts to get depositing around each SMC and the plasmodesmatal connections are cut off. This callose is contributed by the dictyosomes present in the peripheral cytoplasm of the microspore mother cell.
Hence, Microspore mother cells produces callose for breaking the plasmodesmatal connections among microspore mother cells.
So, the correct answer is A.

Match the columns and choose the correct combination.

I II
1. Funicle a. Small opening of ovule
2. Integument b. Stalk of ovule
3. Chalazal c. Protective envelopes of ovule
4. Hilum d. Junction part of ovule and stalk
5. Micropyle e. Basal part of ovule
  1. 1- b, 2- c, 3- e, 4- d, 5- a

  2. 1- a, 2- c, 3- a, 4- d, 5- e

  3. 1- b, 2- c, 3- a, 4- d, 5- e

  4. 1- b, 2- d, 3- e, 4- a, 5- c


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
•Funicle is the stalk of ovule by which it adheres to the placenta.
•Integuments are the protective coverings of the ovule.
•Chalaza is the basal part of the ovule which is opposite to the micropyle.
•Hilum is a structure that attaches the body of the ovule to the funiculus i.e. stalk of the ovule.
•Micropyle is a small opening in the ovule through which pollen tube enters the ovule during fertilisation.
Hence, the correct match is:
1-b, 2-c, 3-e, 4-d, 5-a
So, the correct answer is A.

Ovules of Capsella and Pisum sativum are

  1. Orthotropous

  2. Anatropous

  3. Amphitropous

  4. Campylotropus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

• Orthotropous ovule - The simplest and primitive type of ovule. In this type of ovule, micropyle, chalaza, and funiculus lie in one vertical plane. Examples: all gymnosperms, Polygonum.

• Anatropous ovule - The most common type of ovules which occurs in more than 80% of angiosperm families. The body of ovule is rotated by 180° and micropyle comes near to the funiculus. Chalaza and micropyle lie in the straight line but hilum is at 90° to the micropyle.
• Amphitropous ovule - The body of ovule gets curved along with the embryo sac in such a way that it becomes horseshoe-shaped. This type of ovule is found in families like Butamaceae, Loganiaceae.
• Campylotropous ovule - This type of ovule is similar to Anatropous ovule but the curvature is less than that of an anatropous ovule. The campylotropous ovule is found in family Chenopodiaceae and in Pisum and Capsella.
So, the correct answer is D.

Tetrad of megaspores is generally

  1. Tetrahedral

  2. Linear

  3. Decussate

  4. Isobilateral


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Megaspore mother cell undergoes meiosis to form four haploid megaspores. These megaspores are arranged in the form of a linear tetrad. The megaspore mother cell undergoes first meiotic division and a transverse wall is laid down resulting in the formation of a dyad. The two cells of the dyad similar divides transversely resulting in the formation of a linear tetrad. Tetrahedral, decussate, and isobilateral tetrads are found in case of microspores i.e. such tetrads are formed during microsporogenesis. Hence, tetrad of megaspores is generally linear.
So, the correct answer is B.

Ovule of Opuntia is

  1. Campylotropus

  2. Amphitropous

  3. Circinotropous

  4. Hemitropous


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
•Campylotropous ovule- This type of ovule is similar to Anatropous ovule but curvature is less than that of anatropous ovule. Micropyle is near to the funiculus. Chalaza and micropyle lie in the straight line but hilum is at 90° to micropyle. Campylotropous ovule is found in family Chenopodiaceae and in Pisum and Capsella.
•Amphitropous ovule- The body of ovule gets curved along with the embryo sac in such a way that it becomes horseshoe-shaped. This type of ovule is found in families like Butamaceae, Loganiaceae.
•Circinotropous ovule- In this type of ovule, the length of funiculus becomes increased and it covers the whole ovule. It is found in families like Cactaceae (Opuntia).
•Hemianatropous ovule- The body of ovule is turned through 90° and micropyle and chalaza lie in a straight line but funiculus is at right angle or 90° with both these two. E.g. Ranunculaceae.
Since Opuntia has Circinotropous ovule.
So, the correct answer is C.

The placenta is attached to the developing seed near the

  1. Testa

  2. Hilum

  3. Micropyle

  4. Chalaza


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The placenta is attached to the developing seed near hilum. It is the scar located nearthe edge where seed breaks from stalk of funiculus, i.e., connecting the seed with fruitwall and placenta. 


Rest of the options are incorrect as Testa is the outer most covering of seed, micropyle is a small opening in seed coatthrough which water enters seed and chalaza is a tissue where nucellus and integument are joined. Nutrients from the plant travel through vascular tissue in the funiculus and outer integuments through the chalaza into the nucellus. 

Which of the following pairs of terms is a correct match?

  1. Ovule-egg

  2. Pollen grain-sperm

  3. Seed-zygote

  4. Embryo sac-female gametophyte

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Ovule- The ovule is the structure that gives rise to and contains the female reproductive cells. The ovule is located inside the portion of the flower called the gynoecium.

Pollen grain- A pollen grain is a microscopic body that contains the male reproductive cell of a plant. Pollen grains represent the male portion of the reproductive process in plants and trees.
Seed- A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering. The embryo is developed from the zygote and the seed coat from the integuments of the ovule.
Embryo sac- the female gametophyte of a seed plant consisting of a thin-walled sac within the nucellus that contains the egg nucleus and other nuclei which give rise to endosperm on fertilization.
So the correct option is 'all of these'

In ovule, functional megaspore develops into ______________.

  1. Pollen mother cell-PMC

  2. Megaspore mother cell-MMC

  3. Embryosac

  4. Both 2 and 3


Correct Option: A

From which part of the ovary do seeds and fruit develop?

  1. Ovaries; Ovules

  2. Ovules; Ovaries

  3. Ovules; Stamens

  4. Stamens; Ovaries


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The ovule  develops into seed and ovary develops into fruit and seeds are enclosed within the fruit. Both are result of fertilisation in angiosperm plant. 

In ovule, endothelium is

  1. Nucellus

  2. Nucellus surrounding embryo sac

  3. Tissue near chalaza

  4. Inner part of integument


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
In some plants having unitegmic and tenuinucellate ovules, the nucellus degenerates at an early stage. In such ovules, the innermost layer of the integument becomes specialized to perform the nutritive function of the growing embryo sac. This specialized tissue is called the Endothelium. The endothelium is generally single layered and the cells are radially elongated and have dense cytoplasm. Hence, in the ovule Endothelium is the inner part of the integument.
So, the correct answer is D.

In 82% of angiosperm families, ovule is

  1. Anatropous

  2. Orthotropous

  3. Amphitropous

  4. Circinotropous


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
In gymnosperms, the ovules lie uncovered on the scales of the cone. In angiosperms, one or more ovules are enclosed by the ovary (the portion of the carpel or female reproductive organ). Each ovule is attached by its base to the stalk (funiculus) that bears it. 
Based on the form and position of the ovule they are classified as orthotropous are simplest and primitive type ovules stand out straight into the cavity of the ovary; campylotropous ovules are at right angles to the funiculus; anatropous are most common type  ovules are directed back toward the funiculus or completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degree on its stalk. Intermediate forms also occur
So, the correct answer is 'Anatropous'

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
The ovule is comparable to

  1. megasporangium

  2. microsporangium

  3. megasporophyll

  4. microsporophyll


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In seed plants, the ovule is the structure that gives rise to and contains the female reproductive cells. It consists of three parts: The integument(s), forming its outer layer(s), the nucellus (or remnant of the megasporangium), and the female gametophyte (formed from a haploid megaspore) in its centre.

So, the correct option is, 'megasporangium'.

Ovule in which funicle, chalaza and micropyle occur in one vertical plane is _________.

  1. Anatropous

  2. Orthotropous

  3. Amphitropous

  4. Campylotropous


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Those ovules in which the funicle, chalaza and micropyle lie in one straight line are called orthotropous ovules. Example, Urticaceae.

A. Anatropous ovules are those that have turned 180$^{o}$ and so the micropyle lies close to the hilum.
B. Orthotropous ovules are those that have funicle, chalaza and micropyle lie in one straight line.
C. Amphitropous ovules are curved and are horseshoe shaped.
D. Campylotropous ovules are curved such that micropyle and hilum do not lie in the straight line.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Orthotropous'.

Starting from the Innermost part, the correct sequence of parts in an ovule are.

  1. Egg, nucellus, embryo sac, integument

  2. Egg, embryo sac, nucellus, integument

  3. Embryo sac, nucellus, integument, egg

  4. Egg, integument, embryo sac, nucellus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Egg cell is inside the embryo sac in the ovule. The embryo sac is further enclosed by the parenchymatous tissue, nucellus, which provides nutrition to developing embryo. Nucellus is ultimately surrounded by integuments.

If spores have 10 chromosomes and 20 picogram DNA then what would be the chromosome number and DNA amount in spore mother cell at the end of S-phase in the life cycle of the same plant?

  1. 40 chromosomes and 80 pg DNA

  2. 20 chromosomes and 80 pg DNA

  3. 20 chromosomes and 40 pg DNA

  4. 40 chromosomes and 40 pg DNA


Correct Option: B

State whether the following statements are true or false.
Ovules are classified on the basis of the position of micropyle with respect to funicle.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In seed plants, the ovule ("small egg") is the structure that gives rise to and contains the female reproductive cells. It consists of three parts: The integument(s) form its outer layer(s), the nucellus (or remnant of the megasporangium), and female gametophyte (formed from haploid megaspore) in its centre. Mature ovules i.e. megasporangia in angiosperms are mainly of five types. The principle of classification is based on the position of the micropyle, chalaza and hilum with regard to one another and also to the placenta.

So, the correct option is, 'true'.

Following meiosis in ovules, how many megaspores are formed?

  1. Two

  2. Four

  3. Six

  4. Eight


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The ovule is the structure that gives rise to and contains the female reproductive cells. The megaspore is produced inside the nucleus of the ovule. During megasporogenesis, the megasporocyte or megaspore mother cell, undergoes meiosis to produce initially four haploid cells (the megaspores). After megasporogenesis, the megaspore develops into the female gametophyte (the embryo sac) in a process called megasporogenesis

So, the correct answer is 'four'

The part of the flower that contains ovules is

  1. Carpel

  2. Stamen

  3. Petal

  4. Sepal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The carpel is one of the leaflike, seed-bearing structures that constitute the innermost whorl of a flower. The seeds of flowering plants are enclosed inside an ovary which contains ovule. The ovary is part of a flower's female reproductive structure called a carpel. A flower can have one or more carpels. If there are many carpels, they can be separate or fused together. Together, all the carpels are called a gynoecium, or a pistil.

So the correct option is 'carpel'.

What is the function of filiform apparatus in an angiospermic embryo sac?

  1. Brings about opening of the pollen tube

  2. Guides the pollen tube into a synergid

  3. Prevents entry of more than one pollen tube into a synergid

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The synergid cell wall forming an extremely thick structure at the micropylar end is called the filiform apparatus. It bears several finger-like projections into the structure of synergid cytoplasm. The function of filiform apparatus is to guide entry of pollen tube and release of sperm cells. 

So, the correct option is 'Guides the pollen tube into a synergid'.

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