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271.

Sporopollenin is chemically

  • homopolysaccharide

  • fatty substance

  • protein

  • heteropolysaccharide


B.

fatty substance

Sporopollenin is biologically most resistant organic material (fatty substance) found in the exine (outer wall) of spores and pollen grains. It consists of complex polymers with an emperical formula (C92H142O36) formed by oxidative polymerization of carotenoids and their esters.


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272.

During replication of DNA, Okazaki fragments are formed in the direction of

  • 3' ➔ 5'

  • 5' ➔ 3'

  • 5'➔5'

  • 3' ➔ 3'


273.

If you want to develop hybrid seeds within a bisexual flower, the following part needs to be removed from the same flower

  • stigma

  • ovary

  • anther

  • oviduct


274.

Xenogamy is essentially a type of

  • cleistogamy

  • allogamy

  • autogamy

  • homogamy


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275.

Megasporangium is equivalent to

  • embryo sac

  • fruit

  • nucellus

  • ovule


276.

Seed coat is not thin, membranous in

  • maize

  • coconut

  • groundnut

  • gram


277.

Which one of the following statement is correct?

  • Hard outer layer of pollen is called intine

  • Sporogenous tissue is haploid

  • Endothecium produces the microspores

  • Tapetum nourishes the developing pollen


278.

Advantage of cleistogamy is

  • higher genetic variability

  • more vigorous offspring

  • no dependence on pollinators

  • vivipary


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279.

Monoecious plant of Chara shows occurrence of

  • antheridiophore and archegoniophore on the same plant

  • stamen and carpel on the same plant

  • upper antheridium and lower oogonium on the same plant

  • upper oogonium and lower antheridium on the same plant


280.

Perisperm differs from endosperm in

  • being a haploid tissue

  • having no reserve food

  • being a diploid tissue

  • its formation by fusion of secondary nucleus with several sperms


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