Multiple Choice QuestionsAfter doble fertilization, a mature ovule has
1 diploid and 1 haploid cell
1 diploid and 1 triploid cell
2 haploid and 1 triploid cell
1 haploid and 1 triploid cell
Which of the following is not true for inbreeding?
It causes inbreeding depression after a few generations
It always increases the productivity.
It is used to produce a pure line.
It leads to homozygosity
The given figure shows L.S of the seed of maize. What do A, B, C and D represent?
A : endosperm, B : scutellum, C : plumule, D : coleoptile
A : scutellum, B : pericarp, C : radicle, D : coleoptile
A : endosperm, B : scutellum, C : radicle, D : coleorrhiza
A : scutellum, B : pericarp, C : plumule, D : coleorrhiza
Assertion : Commelina shows cleistogamy.
Reason : This reduces chances of inbreeding.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false
What is the characteristic of tapetum
It does not store food.
It is multi-nucleated.
It is multi-layered structure.
It nourishes the megaspore
Assertion: In some species of asteraceae and poaceae seeds are formed without fertilization.
Reason: Formation of fruit without fertilization is called parthenocarpy.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
If assertion is true but reason is false
If both assertion and reason are false.
B.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Formation of seeds without fertilization is called apomixis. It leads to clonal reproduction in which all offsprings are by and large genetically identical to the parent. The egg contains a full complement of genes and does not need to fuse with a sperm to produce a zygote. Apomixis provides for the perpetuation of traits favourable to individual survival but eliminates the longer-term evolutionary advantage of biparental inheritance. In Asteraceae, various genera and individual species of the order asterales are known to reproduce by apomixis (the setting of seeds without fertilization), either completely or in addition to normal sexual means.
In poaceae about 35 genera produce seeds without fertilization. On the other hand, parthenocarpy is development of fruits without fertilization. The fruit resembles a normally produced fruit but is seedless, e.g. pineapple, banana, cucumber, grape, orange, grapefruit etc.
Even after killing the generative cell with a laser beam, the pollen grain of a flowering plant germinates and produces normal pollen tube because
laser beam stimulates pollen germination and pollen tube growth
the laser beam does not damage the region from which pollen tube emerges
the contents of killed generative cell permits germination and pollen tube growth
the vegetative cell has not been damaged
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