Multiple Choice Questions

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Pollen grains can be stored for several years in liquid nitrogen having a temperature of

  • –120°C

  • –80°C

  • –160°C

  • –196°C


D.

–196°C

Pollen grains can be stored for several years in liquid nitrogen at –196°C (Cryopreservation)


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Winged pollen grains are present in

  • Mustard

  • Cycas

  • Pinus

  • Mango


Which of the following has proved helpful in preserving pollen as fossils?

  • Pollenkitt

  • Cellulosic intine

  • Sporopollenin

  • Oil content


When pollen tube enters through micropyle, the process is called

  • Porogamy

  • Chalazogamy

  • Mesogarny

  • Apogamy


Outer wall of pollen grain is made up of

  • Cellulose

  • Sporopollenin

  • Pectocellulose

  • Lignin


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Endosperm of gymnosperms is

  • Haploid

  • Tetraploid

  • Diploid

  • None of these


Which of the following floral parts forms pericarp after fertilization?

  • Nucellus

  • Outer integument

  • Ovary wall

  • Inner integument


Which one of the following statements is correct?

  • Hard outer of pollen is called intine

  • Sporogenous tissue is haploid

  • ENdothelium produces the microspores

  • Tapetum nourishes the developing pollen


With respect to angiosperms, identify the incorrect pair from the following

  • antipodal - 2n

  • Vegetative all of male gametophyte - n

  • Primary endosperm nucleus-3n

  • Cell of nucellus of ovule -2n


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Offsets are produced by

  • Meiotic divisions

  • Mitotic divisions

  • Parthenogenesis

  • Parthenocarpy


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