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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.