Multiple Choice Questions

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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


A.

antipodal - 2n

Out of the given pairs in the option, the only antipodal is wrongly matched because antipodals are haploid cells (n) found within the mature embryo sac towards the chalazal end. Rest all three options are correctly matched.


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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


Outer wall of pollen grain is made up of

  • Cellulose

  • Sporopollenin

  • Pectocellulose

  • Lignin


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

  • Pollenkitt

  • Cellulosic intine

  • Sporopollenin

  • Oil content


Winged pollen grains are present in

  • Mustard

  • Cycas

  • Pinus

  • Mango


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Offsets are produced by

  • Meiotic divisions

  • Mitotic divisions

  • Parthenogenesis

  • Parthenocarpy


Which of the following floral parts forms pericarp after fertilization?

  • Nucellus

  • Outer integument

  • Ovary wall

  • Inner integument


Endosperm of gymnosperms is

  • Haploid

  • Tetraploid

  • Diploid

  • None of these


When pollen tube enters through micropyle, the process is called

  • Porogamy

  • Chalazogamy

  • Mesogarny

  • Apogamy


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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


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