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Monoecious plant of Chara shows occurrence of 

  • antheridiophore and archengoniophore on the same point

  • stamen and carpel on the same plant

  • upper antheridium and lower oogonium on the same plant

  • upper antheridium and lower oogonium on the same plant


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upper antheridium and lower oogonium on the same plant

Monoecious or homothallic, a condition in Chara (green algae) is used to denote upper oogonium and lower antheridium on the same plant. The organisms, which possess both the reproductive organs are bisexual. Unisexual condition represents both male or female organs in the same organism.

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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  • Mode of reproduction                               Example
    Offset                                                        Water hyacinth

  • Mode of reproduction                               Example
    Rhizome                                                     Banana
  • Mode of reproduction                                       Example 
    Binary fission                                                      Sargassum 
  • Mode of reproduction                                       Example 
    Binary fission                                                      Sargassum 

A flower of tomato plant following the process of sexual reproduction produces 240 viable seeds.

Answer the following questions giving reasons:

(a) What is the minimum number of pollen grains that must have been involved in the pollination of its pistil? 

(b) What would have been the minimum number of ovules present in the ovary?

(c) How many megaspore mother cells were involved?

(d) What is the minimum number of microspore mother cells involved in the above case?

(e) How many male gametes were involved in this case?


Male gametes are flagellated in

  • Polysiphonia

  • Anabaena

  • Ectocarpus

  • Ectocarpus


In vitro clonal propagation in plants is characterised by

  • PCR and RAPD

  • Northern blotting

  • Electrophoresis and HPLC

  • Electrophoresis and HPLC


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