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Male gametophyte with least number of cell is present in

  • Pteris

  • Funaria

  • Lillium

  • Lillium


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Lillium

Lilium (angiosperm) possesses the male gametophyte with least number of cells. The number of cells in male gametophyte shows the pattern of reduction from bryophytes to angiosperms. In angiosperms, it is reduced to about 2-3 celled and called as pollen grains. 
Pollen grains are produced by meiosis of microspore mother cells that are located along the inner edge of the anther sacs (microsporangia).
The number of cells in male gametophyte decreases in the following order.

Funaira > Pteris > Pinus > Lilium

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Axile placentation is present in

  • Dianthus

  • Lemon

  • Pea

  • Pea

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An example of edible underground stem is

  • carrot

  • groundnut

  • sweet potato

  • sweet potato

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Among china rose, mustard, brinjal, potato, guava, cucumber, onion and tulip, how many plates have superior ovary?

  • Five

  • Six

  • Three

  • Three

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An aggregate fruit is one which develops from

  • multi carpellary syncarpous gynoecium

  • Multi carpellary apocarpus gynoecium

  • complete inflorescence

  • complete inflorescence

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Placentation in tomato and lemon is

  • parietal

  • free central

  • marginal

  • marginal

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Cymose inflorescence is present in

  • Solanum

  • Sesbania

  • Trifolium

  • Trifolium

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Phyllode is present in

  • Asparagus

  • Euphorbia

  • Australian Acacia

  • Australian Acacia

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The gynoecium consists of many free pistils in flowers of

  • Aloe

  • tomato

  • Papaver

  • Papaver

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Which one of the following is correctly matched?

  • Onion – Bulb

  • Ginger – Sucker

  • Chlamydomonas – Conidia

  • Chlamydomonas – Conidia

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