Which one correctly describe reproduction and life cycle of fern?

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141.

Which one correctly describe reproduction and life cycle of fern?

  • Spore → Gamete → Prothallus → Sporophyte

  • Gamete → Spore → Prothallus → Plant

  • Prothallus → Sporophyte → Gamete → Fern

  • Sporangia → Spore → Prothallus → Sporophyte → Plant


C.

Prothallus → Sporophyte → Gamete → Fern

During favourable month sporangia are produced on the underside of the margin of leaves in ferns. After development, it becomes dry and bursts so release spores. These spores germinate on the suitable substrate. Each spore absorbs water, then ruptures and produce gree filament which grows into prothallus (heart-shaped) prothallus develops into young sporophyte which in turn grows into an adult plant.


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142.

Which of the following is not an auxin?

  • IM

  • IBA

  • Zeatin

  • NM


143.

Which of the following properties is shown by cytokinins?

  • Delay leaf senescence

  • Cause leaf abscission

  • Promote seed dormancy

  • Promote stornatal closing


144.

Genetic dwarfism can be overcome by

  • Gibberellin

  • Ethylene

  • Auxin

  • ABA


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145.

Hormone inducing fruit ripening is

  • Cytokinin

  • Ethylene

  • Aabscissic acid

  • Gibberellic acid


146.

The year 1900 AD is highly significant for geneticists due to

  • Discovery of genes

  • Principle of linkage

  • Chromosome theory of heredity

  • Rediscovery of Mendelism


147.

F1-generation means

  • First filial generation

  • First seed generation

  •  First flowering generation

  • First fertile generation


148.

Which of the following cross will produce terminal flower in garden pea?

  • AA x Aa

  • AA x aa

  • Aa x Aa

  • Aa x AA


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149.

Which one of the following pairs of plants are not seed producers?

  • Funaria and Ficus

  • Fern and Funaria

  • Funada and Pinus

  • Ficus and Chlamydomonas


150.

Study the following statements and select the correct option.

I. Tapetum nourishes the developing pollen grains.
II. Hilum represents the junction between ovule and funicle.
III. In aquatic plants such as water hyacinth and water lily, pollination is by water.
IV. The primary endosperm nucleus is triploid.

  • I, II, and IV are correct, but III is incorrect

  • I and II are correct, but III and IV are incorrect

  • I and IV are correct, but II and III are incorrect

  •  I, Ill and IV are correct, but I is incorrect


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