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Pollen grain - class-XII

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Mature anther contains

  1. One wall layer, two microsporangia

  2. Two wall layers, one microsporangium

  3. Four wall layers and four microsporangia

  4. Two wall layers, four microsporangia


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Structure of anther contains four wall layers:-

i)Epidermis, endothecium and middle layer that function as a protective layer.
ii)Inner most layer tapetum provide nutrition to the pollen.
iii)It contains four microsporangia two in each lobe which give rise to microspore mother cell.
So the correct option is 'Four wall layers and four microsporangia'.

Intine layer of pollen grain is made up of

  1. Inner cellulose, outer pectin

  2. Outer cellulose, inner pectin

  3. Only with cellulose

  4. Only with pectin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Pollen grains are a mass of microspores in a seeded plant which appears in the form of fine dust. 
  • Each pollen grain is a minute body with varying shape and structure which are formed in the anthers of angiosperms.
  • It consists of two layers:-
1) Intine or inside layer is a thin and continuous layer made of cellulose or hemicellulose and pectin.
2) Exine or outer layer a highly decay-resistant chemical called sporopollenin.

The pollen grain is related to the embryosac as

  1. Male gametophyte is to the egg

  2. Male gametophyte is to the female gametophyte

  3. Sperm is to the egg

  4. Sperm is to the female gametophyte


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  1. The pollen grain is the male gametophyte that produces two mature male gametes vegetative and generative cell.
  2. Embryo sac is the female gametophyte that contains a thin sac within the nucellus that contains egg which is female gamete.
As male and female gamete fuse to form the egg, in same way pollen grain and embryosac related with each other to hold them.
So the correct option is 'Male gametophyte is to the female gametophyte'.

Exine of pollen grains is composed of 

  1. Pectocellulose

  2. Lignocellulose

  3. Sporopollenin

  4. Pollen kit


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Most of the pollen grains consists of three distinct parts. The central cytoplasmic part is the source of nuclei responsible for fertilization. The other parts constituting the wall of the grains are an inner layer, the intine, and an outer layer, the exine. the outer and the most durable layer, the exine, is very resistant to disintegration. The constituents of the exine have been termed as the sporopollenin.

So, the correct option is 'Sporopollenin'. 

The study of mature outer morphology of pollen grains is known as

  1. Polynology

  2. Palynology

  3. Andrology

  4. Microsporology


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The study of the mature outer morphology of pollen grains and other spores is known as palynology mainly includes pollen that is found in archaeological and geological deposits. These are used for radiocarbon dating and helps to study the ancient climate and environment by knowing the type of plant that grows at that time.

So, the correct option is 'Palynology'

The special features of the endothecium of anther is

  1. Maturation

  2. Nutrition

  3. Reproduction

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Endothecium of anther is one of the four wall layers and it helps anther by secreting certain substances that lead to the maturation of pollens.

So the correct option is 'Maturation'.

Chemically pollen kitt is made up of lipids and carotenoids.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pollen kitt is a sticky covering found on the surface of pollen grains. It is common in plants that are pollinated by insects. It is composed of lipids and carotenoids and is formed by tapetum. Pollen kitt helps in pollination. Hence, chemically pollen kitt is made up of lipids and carotenoids.

So, the correct answer is 'Lipids and carotenoids'.

Which one of the following is resistant to enzyme action?

  1. Pollen exine

  2. Leaf cuticle

  3. Cork

  4. Stem


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pollen exine is formed of sporopollenin. It is resistant to acids and alkali and cannot be degraded by any enzyme. So, the correct option is 'Pollen exine'.

Which of the following event mainly affected in the absence of generative cell within pollen-grain?

  1. Entry of pollen-tube inside the embryo sac

  2. Double fertilization

  3. Growth of pollen-tube inside the style

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A

The carrier of male gametes in seed plants is

  1. Water

  2. Air

  3. Pollen grains

  4. Insects


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Seed plants are referred to angiosperms, in which seeds are present and are covered. They have male and female gametes that are responsible for fertilization. The male gametes are produced in larger numbers than the female gametes. These male gametes are the carrier of pollen grains while female gametes are the carrier of eggs or ovules. In pollination, the pollen grains are carried through wind, water or insects to the stigma of another flower.

So, the correct option is 'Water, Air, Insects, and Pollen grains'.

The male gametes of angiosperms are

  1. Uniflagellate

  2. Biflagellate

  3. Non-motile as there is no flagellated stage in the life cycle of angiosperms

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The male gametes of angiosperms consist of two sperm cells within a pollen grain or a pollen tube. They are derived from a single generative cell, which is formed as the smaller cell by unequal cell division in the microspore after meiosis. The gametes formed will be non-motile as there is no flagellated stage in the life cycle of angiosperms.

Outermost layer of the pollen is formed from ..........

  1. Pectocellulose

  2. Lignocellulose

  3. Sporopollenin

  4. Pollenkit


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sporopollenin is major component of the tough outer walls called as exine of plant spores and pollen grains. It is chemically very stable and is usually well preserved in soils and sediments. The exine layer is often intricately sculptured in species-specific patterns, allowing material recovered from lake sediments to provide useful information to palynologists about plant and fungal populations in the past. The chemical composition of sporopollenin is not exactly known, due to its unusual chemical stability and resistance to degradation by enzymes and strong chemical reagents.

The pro-ubisch bodies are converted to ubisch bodies when they become 

coated by ..............

  1. Sporoderm

  2. Sporopollenin

  3. Cutin

  4. Suberin


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ubisch bodies have been largely observed in plants, after they were first recorded around the aggregates of mimosoid pollen by Rosanoff. The tapetum may be secretory (glandular) or amoeboid (periplasmodial). The cells of tapetum form pro-ubisch bodies which get surrounded by sporopollenin and now called ubisch bodies. They participate in the formation of pollen exine. 

Which of the following is haploid in gymnosperm?

  1. Pollen grain, megaspore, root

  2. Pollen grain, megaspore, nuclues

  3. Megaspore mother cell, root, leaf

  4. Endosperm, Pollen grain, Megaspore


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gymnosperms are having a haploid endosperm. But, angiosperms have a triploid endosperm due to the double fertilization. The pollen grain is the haploid in nature. Therefore, in gymnosperms, the pollen grains and the megaspores are the haploids. The functional megaspores from the embryo sac. The endosperm is formed prior to the fertilization and hence it is haploid.

Germ pores can be traced in ................

  1. Pollen grain

  2. Seed

  3. Testa

  4. Ovule


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Germ pore is the pore in the outer wall of a pollen grain through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germination. When this fusion happens, the zygote is produced. The germ pore also releases the extra nucleus which results in the formation of triploid endosperm.

Match the Sets.

   List I   List II 
 A  Intine  1  Microspore mother cell
 B  Pollen sac  2  Cellulose
 C  Pin-eyed  3  Short-styled
 D  Thrum-eyed  4  Long-styled
  1. A- 2, B- 1, C- 4, D- 3

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

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

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Intine - cellulose
Pollen - microspore mother cell
Pin-eyed - Long styled
Thrum-eyed - Short styled
The pollen grain has an inner and outer layer. The inner layer is called as intine and the outer one is called as exine. Intine is composed of cellulose.
A diploid cell in plants that divides by  meiosis to give rise to four haploid microspores. In flowering plants microspore mother cells are formed within the pollen sacs of the anthers by mitosis; the microspores they produce develop into pollen grains.
Pin-eyed : Having the stigma in the mouth of the corolla, on one end of a long style with the stamens lower in the tube
Thrum-eyed: Having on a short style below the anthers, which like in the mouth of the corolla on big stamens.

Sporopollenin, a chemical substance is found in ............................

  1. Endothecium of anther

  2. Tapetum of anther

  3. Intine of pollen grain

  4. Exine of pollen grain


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sporopollenin is a major component of the tough outer walls called as exine walls of plant spores and pollen grains. It is chemically very stable and usually well preserved in soils and sediments. The chemical composition of sporopollenin is not exactly known due to its unusual chemical stability and resistance to degradation by enzymes and string chemical reagents.

Study of pollen grain is called as .........................

  1. Ethmology

  2. Palynology

  3. Palaeobotany

  4. Omega taxonomy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pollen grains are haploid microspores produced in higher plants like gymnosperms and angiosperms. In higher plants the pollen grains produce male gametes by the process of mitosis. The study of pollen grains is called palynology. It is useful in forensics, evolutionary studies etc. The important pollen characters that are studied are number, position and character of aperture, encrustations of exine, viability, longevity etc.

Pollen sacs are present in

  1. Pollen tube

  2. Pollen grain

  3. Anther

  4. Ovule


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pollen sacs are located in the anther. It is the structure where pollen are produced. Angiosperms have 4 pollen sac in anther. 

Pollen grain are able to tolerate extremes of temperature and desiccation because their exine consists of 

  1. Cutin

  2. Suberin

  3. Sporopollenin

  4. Callose


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sporopollenin is a major component of the tough outer (exine) walls of plant spores and pollen grains. It is chemically very stable and is usually well preserved in soils and sediments. The exine layer is often intricately sculptured in species-specific patterns, allowing material recovered from (for example) lake sediments to provide useful information to palynologists about plant and fungal populations in the past. The chemical composition of sporopollenin is not exactly known, due to its unusual chemical stability and resistance to degradation by enzymes and strong chemical reagents. Analyses have revealed a mixture of biopolymers, containing mainly long chain fatty acids, phenylpropanoids, phenolics and traces of carotenoids. Tracer experiments have shown that phenylalanine is a major precursor, but other carbon sources also contribute. It is likely that sporopollenin derives from several precursors that are chemically cross-linked to form a rigid structure.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

One of the most resistant biological material is 

  1. Lignin

  2. Cellulose

  3. Sporopollenin

  4. Hemicellulose


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sporopollenin is the major component of exine of spores and pollen. It is extremely resistant to chemicals and enzymes. It is chemically stable and remains unchanged in pollen grains even that are 500 million years old. Hence it is the most resistant biological material known. Thus the correct answer is option C.

Pollen grain of an angiosperm represents 

  1. Microsporophyll

  2. Megasporophyll

  3. Female gametophyte

  4. Male gametophyte


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Stamen is the male reproductive organ that consists of long slender filament and broad knob like anther; each anther lobes of anther contains two long and cylindrical microsporangia. Since, stamen bear microsporangia in anther lobes, they are also called as microsporophylls. Option A is incorrect. Gynoecium represents the megasporophyll as it carries megasporangia, i.e., the ovule, at basal part of pistil. Option B is incorrect. Megaspore represents the first cell of embryo sac/female gametophyte; depending upon the number of megaspores involved in development of female gametophyte, single/two/three successive mitotic division form eight nucleate-seven celled female gametophyte. Option C is incorrect. Pollen grain is the first cell of male gametophyte that divides mitotically to form small generative cell and large tube/vegetative cell. Pollen with small generative and large vegetative or with one vegetative cell and two male gametes is known as mature male gametophyte.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Pollen grains are able to withstand extremes of temperature and desiccation because their exine is composed of 

  1. Cutin

  2. Suberin

  3. Sporopollenin

  4. Callose


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The pollen grain is the immature male gametophyte that precociously develops into mature male gametophyte through micro gametogenesis. Meiosis in microspore mother cell forms four haploid microspores which are initially covered with a common wall of callose ($\beta$ 1,3-glucan).  Microspore matures into pollen grain which is a uni-nucleate cell with the two-layered cell wall. The exine is the outer covering of pollen grain which is highly sculptured with sporopollenin; a chemically inert polymer of carotenoid ester which is highly resistant to degradation by any enzyme, as known so far.  It can withstand extremes of temperature and desiccation. Cutin is an insoluble heterogenous lipid-polymer of long chain substituted aliphatic acids which are main constituent of cuticles and serves as the waterproof substance to reduce water loss; it does not withstand extremes of temperatures and is not present in exine. Suberin is a waterproofing waxy substance which restricts the water movement to reduce the risk of embolism caused by wear and tear damage to leaf/petiole. It is not a constituent of exine. Thus, the correct answer is option C. 

Exine of pollen grain is made up of

  1. Pectocellulose

  2. Ligno cellulose

  3. Sporopollenin

  4. Pollen Kit


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pollen grain is a uninucleate cell with two layered cell wall. Exine is the outer covering of pollen grain which is highly sculptured with sporopollenin; a chemically inert polymer of carotenoid ester which is highly resistant to degradation by any enzyme, as known so far. Option C is correct. 

The inner thin cell layer of cellulose/pectin cellulose makes intine; this makes option A incorrect. 
Lignin may or may not be present in the outer wall which makes option B incorrect. Correct answer is B. 
The sticky oily covering found around surface of pollens is termed as pollen kit. It is not part of pollen wall. This make option D incorrect.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

The pollen grain is 

  1. An immatures male gametophyte.

  2. A mature male gametophyte.

  3. Partially developed male gametophyte.

  4. Both (A) and (C)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pollen grain is an immature male gametophyte as it has two cells out of which one develops into two male gametes after pollination. The generative cell of pollen undergoes mitosis to form two male gametes. So, pollen is a immature or partially developed male gametophyte. Correct answer is D.

Which from the following one is odd?

  1. Micropyle

  2. Embryo sac

  3. Nucellus

  4. Pollen grain


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Micropyle is a small opening in the surface of an ovule.

Embryo sac is the structure within a plant ovule that contains the egg cell.
Nucellus is the central part of an ovule, containing the embryo sac.
Pollen grain is a microscopic body that contains the male reproductive cell of a plant.
As all other structures are part of ovule apart from Pollen grain, therefore it is odd one out. Hence, option D is correct.

Pollen grain wings of Pinus are outgrowths of

  1. Intine

  2. Exine

  3. Exo-intine

  4. Sporangial wall


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In the Pinus, winged pollen grains exist. It is an outgrowth of exine on the two lateral sides to make the wings of pollen. It is the characteristic feature, only in Pinus. In Pinus, some surface tissues of the ovuliferous scale are still attached to the seed. Thus forming a membranous wing.

Thus the correct answer is Exine.

The correct option is B.

Which one is the hardest plant product?

  1. Lignin

  2. Cutin

  3. Sporopollenin

  4. Suberin


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The exile of the pollen grains consists most resistant biological material known as Sporopollenin. It is resistant to both microbial and chemical decomposition by which it preserves pollen grains during fossilization.

So the correct option is 'Sporopollenin'.

Sporopollenin is part of

  1. Pollen grain covering

  2. Oosphere covering

  3. Ovule covering

  4. Cell wall


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sporopollenin is one of the most chemically inert biological polymers. It is a major component of the tough outer (exine) walls of plant spores and pollen grains. It is chemically very stable and is usually well preserved in soils and sediments.

So, the correct option is 'Pollen grain covering'.

One of the most resistant biological material is

  1. Lignin

  2. Hemicellulose

  3. Lignocellulose

  4. Sporopollenin


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The exine of the pollen grains consist most resistant biological material known as sporopollenin. It is resistant to both microbial and chemical decomposition by which it preserves pollen grains during fossilaization.

So, the correct option is 'Sporopollenin'.

Number of nuclei present in the mature male gametophyte of angiosperms is?

  1. One

  2. Two

  3. Three

  4. Many


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Pollen grain or the male gametophyte is formed from pollen mother cells through microsporogenesis and microgametogenesis. Each pollen mother cell (PMC) divide by meiosis to form four haploid microspores (this process is called microsporogenesis). Each microspore then develops into pollen grain (this process is called mocrogametogenesis).
Each microspore divides mitotically to form two cells: a large Vegetative cell and a small Generative cell. The generative cell resides within the cytoplasm of the vegetative cell. Later, the generative cell divides to form two sperm cells (i.e. male gametes or the male nuclei). At this stage, pollen grains are said to be 3-celled. If the generative cell divides inside the pollen tube, to form two male gametes the pollen is said to be liberated at 2-celled stage. 
Thus, a mature pollen grain will always have 2 nuclei , whether liberated at 2-celled or 3-celled stage.
So, the correct answer is B.

Ubisch bodies are connected with the formation of

  1. Sporopollenin

  2. Intine and pollenkitt

  3. Exine

  4. Pollenkitt and pollinia


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
When the anther is young, at the stage of sporogenous tissue, the cells of the Tapetum possess numerous spherical bodies called pro-Ubisch bodies or pro-orbicules. The number of pro-Ubisch bodies increases when there is meiosis in pollen mother cells. These pro-Ubisch bodies can easily cross the tapetal membrane facing the locule and during this transfer, these pro-Ubisch bodies get coated by sporopollenin and are called ubisch bodies or orbicules.
Ubisch bodies are involved in external thickening of the outer layer of pollen grain i.e. these help in exine formation.
So, the correct answer is C.

Germ pore is the area where exine is

  1. Thick

  2. Thick and uniform

  3. Uniform

  4. Absent


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Germ pore is the area where pollen tube will grow and the exine is absent in that particular area.

So the correct option is 'Absent'.

Pollen grains are nongreen due to

  1. Absence of plastids

  2. Degeneration of plastids

  3. Conversion of plastids into chromoplasts

  4. Attraction of vectors


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Plastids are found in almost all cells of the plant body either in the form of colorless plastids or colored plastids or proplastids.

Chromoplasts are the plastids containing different colored pigments in which green colored plastids are called chloroplasts. All plastids other than chloroplasts are predominantly found in the certain class of plants and plant organs including floral parts. 
So, the correct option is 'Conversion if plastids into chromoplasts'.

Wheat root cells have $42$ chromosomes. The number of chromosomes in a cell of pollen grain is?

  1. $14$

  2. $21$

  3. $28$

  4. $42$


Correct Option: B

Which is correct?

  1. Sporopollenin is made up of inorganic materials.

  2. Sporopollenin can withstand high temperature as well as strong acids and alkalies.

  3. Sporopollenin can withstand high temperatures but not strong acids.

  4. Sporopollenin can be degraded by enzymes.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Sporopollenin is the most resistant known biological material which is found in the exine of the pollen grains. Sporopollenin is resistant to chemical and microbial decomposition. Thus, it can withstand high temperatures and strong acids and alkalies. Due to this, pollen grains are well preserved during fossilization. The exact composition of sporopollenin is not known but analyses and studies have revealed that it is composed of long chain fatty acids along with some other biopolymers like phenolics and carotenoids. 
So, the correct answer is B.

Sporopollenin is formed by the polymerization of

  1. Fat and phenols

  2. Fats and esters

  3. Carotenoids and fat

  4. Carotenoid and esters


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Sporopollenin is composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, though the exact chemical composition is not known, due to its unusual chemical stability and resistance to degradation by enzymes and strong chemical reagents. Analyses have revealed a mixture of biopolymers, containing mainly long chain fatty acids, phenylpropanoids, phenolics and traces of carotenoids. 
So the correct option is 'Fats and phenols'.

Which of the following statements about sporopollenin is wrong?

  1. Intine is formed of sporopollenin

  2. Sporopollenin is not degraded by any known enzyme

  3. Sporopollenin is most resistant organic material

  4. Sporopollenin can withstand high temperature and strong acids


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The exine of the pollen grains consists most resistant biological material known as Sporopollenin. It is resistant to both microbial and chemical decomposition by which it preserves pollen grains during fossilization. Exine consists of sporopollenin.

So the correct option is 'Intine is formed of sporopollenin'.

Which plant product is the hardest?

  1. Suberin

  2. Lignin

  3. Sporopollenin

  4. Cutin


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
• Suberin is constituent of cork tissues. It is a waxy substance.
• Lignin is constituent of cell walls. It is an organic polymer.
• Sporopollenin is the most resistant known biological material which is found in the exine of the pollen grains. It is resistant to chemical and microbial decomposition. Due to this, pollen grains are well preserved during fossilization. The exact composition of sporopollenin is not known but analyses and studies have revealed that it is compose of long chain fatty acids along with some other biopolymers like phenolics and carotenoids. 
• Cutin is component of plant cuticle. It is an ester of fatty acids.
Thus, the hardest plant material is sporopollenin. So, the correct answer is C.

Identify the pair of wrong statements.
I. Intine of pollen grains is made up of sporopollenin.
II. Pollen grains are well preserved as fossils because of the presence of sporopollenin.
III. Enzymes can degrade the organic material of the pollen grain exine.
IV. Sporopollenin can withstand high temperature, strong acids and alkali.

  1. III, IV

  2. I, III

  3. I, II

  4. II, III


Correct Option: B

Select the correct and incorrect statements.
(a) Tapetum nourishes developing pollen grains.
(b) Hilum represents junction between ovule and funicle.
(c) In aquatic plants, Water Hyacinth and Water Lily, pollination is by water.
(d) Primary endosperm nucleus is triploid.

  1. a, b correct, c, d incorrect

  2. a, b, d correct, c incorrect

  3. b, c, d correct, a incorrect

  4. a, d correct, b, c incorrect

  5. b, d correct, a, c, incorrect


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following statements is not true?

  1. Stored pollen in liquid nitrogen can be used in the crop breeding programme.

  2. Tapetum helps in dehiscence of anthers.

  3. Exine of pollen grains is made of sporopollenin.

  4. Pollen grains of many species cause severe allergies.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Tapetum is the innermost layer and completely surrounds the sporogenous tissue. The cells of Tapetum have dense cytoplasm and generally possess more than one nuclei. Tapetum nourishes the developing pollen grains.

The layer of the anther wall that helps in anther dehiscence is endothecium. The cells of endothecium develop fibrous thickenings at maturity which radiate from the inner tangential walls. These thickenings are made up of alpha cellulose and traces of lignin. These thickenings are hygroscopic and thus, help in anther dehiscence.
Hence, statement B is not true. So, the correct answer is B.

Male gametophyte in angiosperms produces

  1. Two sperms and a vegetative cell

  2. Single sperm and a vegetative cell

  3. Single sperm and two vegetative cells

  4. Three sperms


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
In angiosperms the pollen grain is the male gametophyte. It consists of 2 generative nuclei/cell and 1 vegetative nucleus/cell
So, the correct answer is 'Two sperms and a vegetative cell'

Germ pores in the pollen grains are regions.

  1. That can withstand high temperature, strong acids and alkalies

  2. Through which sperms are released into the female gametophyte

  3. Which are made of lignin and suberin

  4. Which lack sporopollenin


Correct Option: D

Consider the following statements with respect to pollen grains.
(a) Exine is thin, continuous layer made up of cellulose and pectin
(b) Hard outer layer called exine is made of sporopollenin
(c) Sporopollenin is present in germ pores
(d) Exine exhibits a fascinating array of patterns and designs. Of the statements.

  1. a and b alone are correct

  2. a and c alone are correct

  3. b and d alone are correct

  4. b and c alone are correct


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
•Exine is a thick layer made up of sporopollenin. The exine is discontinuous in some regions where sporopollenin is absent. These regions mark the germ pores. Hence statement (a) is incorrect.
•Hard outer layer of Exine is made up of sporopollenin which is one of the most resistant known biological material. Hence statement (b) is correct.
•Sporopollenin is absent at the site of germ pores. Hence statement (c) is incorrect.
•Exine shows different patterns or sculptures due to Tectum and Bacula layers. Hence statement (d) is correct.
Therefore, statements (b) and (d) are correct.
So, the correct answer is C.

Choose the correct options for statements P, Q, R in relevance to grass.
Statement P: Flowers possess attractive colour and fragrance.
Statement Q: Pollen grains are small, dry and light in weight.
Statement R: Grass is air pollinated plant.

  1. Both P and Q are true, R is correct explanation of Q

  2. P is true and Q is false, R is correct explanation of P

  3. P is false and Q is true, R is correct explanation of Q

  4. Both P and Q are false, R has no relation with P and Q


Correct Option: C

Discontinuous layers in the wall of pollen grain are

  1. Absent

  2. Foot layer

  3. Baculate layer

  4. Baculate layer and tectum


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Pollen wall comprises of two layers: outer layer exine and inner layer intine. The exine is chemically differentiated into two layers: an outer layer called "ektexine" and an inner layer called "endexine". Ektexine is further comprised of tectum, bacula and a foot layer. Above the foot layer is present a layer of rod like elements called columella or bacula, which is covered over by a roof like layer called the tectum.
The Tectum and Bacula layers form different patterns on the pollen grains as they are discontinuous at some regions and thus various types of sculptured patterns are seen in pollen grains.
So, the correct answer is D.

Pollen tube is covered by

  1. Exine only

  2. Plasmalemma only

  3. Intine only

  4. Exine and intine


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Pollen tube emerge out from the germ pore. Exine is very thin at the site of germ pores. The pollen grain gets hydrated at the time of germination. There occurs swelling in the outer pectic layer of intine that leads to rupture of Exine. Thus, its intine that comes out in the form of pollen tube.
Hence, pollen tube is covered by Intine.
So, the correct answer is C.

The smallest pollen grain occurs in

  1. Myosotis

  2. Mirabilis

  3. Zostera

  4. Eucalyptus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The smallest pollen grain is found in the plant Myosotis. It is about 0.006 mm in diameter.

So, the correct answer is A.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which of the following is mismatched?

  1. Polle grain-microgametophyte

  2. Ovule-megagametophyte

  3. Seed-immature sporophyte

  4. Pollen tube-spores


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pollen tubes are the structure that helps in the entry of the male nuclei into the ovule and then the fertilization takes place. Pollen tube does not form spores. It is just a medium that carries the male gametes.

So, the correct option is 'Pollen tube-spores'

The ploidy of the stamen is equal to the

  1. Ploidy of all the four pollen grains

  2. Ploidy of one pollen grain

  3. Ploidy of 8 male gametes

  4. Ploidy of two microspores


Correct Option: A

In a fully developed male gametophyte the number of nuclei is?

  1. One

  2. Five

  3. Three

  4. Four


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In a fully developed male gametophyte, three nuclei are present i.e., one vegetative nucleus and two male nuclei.

So, the correct option is 'Three'. 

Embryo sac is to ovule as _________ is to an anther.

  1. Stamen

  2. Filament

  3. Pollen grain

  4. Androecium


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A typical carpel consists of ovary which can have many ovules. Each ovule has an embryo sac, which in turn has a single egg cell. Similarly, in majority of angiosperms each stamen consists of a bilobed anther, which in turn has two pollen sacs in each lobe, consisting of pollen grains.

A pollen tube of a flowering plant is the

  1. Male gamete

  2. Female gamete

  3. Germinating spore

  4. Male gametophyte


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A pollen tube is a tubular structure produced by the male gametophyte of seed plants when it germinates. They act as conduits to transport the male gamete cells from the pollen grain—either from the stigma (in flowering plants) to the ovules at the base of the pistil or directly through ovule tissue in some gymnosperms. Pollen tube formation is important for sexual reproduction to occur in seed plants. Pollen tubes are unique to plants and their structure had evolved over plant history.

So the correct option is 'male gametophyte'.

Consider the following statements.
(i) Polyspermy may bring about fertilisation of egg by more than one male nucleus or the supernumerary sperms may fertilise other components of embryo sac such as synergids or antipodals.
(ii) In angiosperms, pollen tube is normally an unbranched structure which usually persists after fertilisation.
(iii) Intine is the inner, pectocellulosic layer of pollen grain wall which is destroyed during acetolysis.
(iv) Exine layer of pollen grain comprises of an outer non-sculptured layer sexine and an inner sculptured layer tectum.
Which of the following combinations of given statements is correct?

  1. (i) and (iv)

  2. (i) and (iii)

  3. (ii) and (iii)

  4. (ii) and (iv)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Polyspermy refers to a situation where more than two sperms are released in an embryo sac. This may result because of the formation of more than two sperms in a pollen tube or due to the penetration of an embryo sac by more than one pollen tube. In angiosperms, the pollen tube is normally an unbranched structure which collapses soon after fertilization, the pollen tube may persist for as long as three weeks. Intine is the inner, more or less uniform, pectocellulosic layer of pollen grain wall, which is destroyed during acetolysis. Morphologically, the exine is divisible into two distinct layers: (i) an outer sculptured layer called sexine, and (ii) an inner non-sculptured layer, nexine. The sexine further comprises an internal layer of upright rod-like elements, the columellae(bacula) covered over by a roof-like layer, the tectum. The exine is, thus, typically33-layered consisting of tectum, columella, and nexine. The tectum may be smooth or have various types of processes.

So, the correct answer is '(i) and (iii)'.

Study of pollen grains is called.

  1. Micrology

  2. Anthology

  3. Palynology

  4. Pomology


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pollen is a fine to coarse powdery substance comprising pollen grains which are male microgametophytes of seed plants, which produce male gametes (sperm cells). The study of pollen is called palynology and is highly useful in paleoecology, paleontology, archaeology, and forensics.

So, the correct option is 'Palynology'. 

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
A pollen grain is best defined as a

  1. male gamete

  2. microspore mother cell

  3. partially developed male gametophyte

  4. partially developed embryo


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Each pollen grain is a minute body, of varying shape and structure, formed in the male structures of seed-bearing plants and transported by various means (wind, water, insects, etc.) to the female structures, where fertilization occurs. In angiosperms, pollen is produced by the anthers of the stamens in flowers.

So, the correct option is, 'partially develop male gametophyte'

Ubisch bodies found in tapetal cell helps in the formation of 

  1. Pollenkitt and pollinia

  2. Exine

  3. Intine and pollenkitt

  4. none of above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ubisch bodies found in tapetal cells help in pollen formation by participating in the external thickening of exine. They occur during spore wall formation and migrate to the cell cavity, where they are coated with sporopollenin and are released into the anther cavity. 

So, the correct option is 'Exine'.

A staminode does not contain ________.

  1. Anther

  2. Filament

  3. Male gametes

  4. Pollen grains


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Staminode is the term used for the sterile stamen that does not make the pollen grain and appears like petals, as seen in Canna

A. Anther is the part of the stamen that contains the sporogenous tissue that produces pollen grains.
B. The filament is the part of the stamen that attaches the anther to the thalamus.
C. Male gametes are present within the pollen grain.
D. Pollen grains are the male gametophytes.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Pollen grains'.

Which one is resistant to enzyme action?

  1. Pollen exine

  2. Leaf cuticle

  3. Cork

  4. Wood fibre


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The pollen exine of the pollen grains consists most resistant biological material known as Sporopollenin. It is resistant to both microbial and chemical decomposition by which it preserves pollen grains during fossilization.

So the correct option is 'Pollen exine'.

Germ pore/ germinal furrow present on the surface of pollen grain represents

  1. Area where exine is thin or absent

  2. Specialised thickening of exine

  3. Specialised thickening of intine

  4. Area where tectum is absent


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Pollen wall consists of two layers: outer layer exine and inner layer intine.
Exine is made up of sporopollenin which is one of the most resistant known biological materials. Exine is thin in the beginning but it becomes very thick with maturity. However, exine is discontinuous or ruptured at some places. These are the called the germ pores (or germinal furrow) through which pollen tube comes out during germination on the stigma.
So, the correct answer is A.

The innermost layer of the anther wall is tapetum which

  1. helps in dehiscence

  2. provides mechanical support

  3. provides protection

  4. provides nutrition


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The tapetum is a specialized layer of nutritive cells found within the anther, of flowering plants, where it is located between the sporogenous tissue and the anther wall. Tapetum is important for the nutrition and development of pollen grains, as well as a source of precursors for the pollen coat.
So, the correct option is, 'provides nutrition'.

An organic substance which can withstand environmental extremes and which cannot be degraded by any enzyme is

  1. Sporopollenin

  2. Lignin

  3. Cuticle

  4. Cellulose


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An organic substance which can withstand environmental extremes and which cannot be degraded by an enzyme is sporopollenin. It is the substance present in the exine layer of pollen grains. Due to its presence, fossils of pollen grains can be found. 

So, the correct option is 'Option A'.

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