Which of the following has proved helpful in preserving pollens as fossils?
1. | Pollen kit | 2. | Cellulosic intine |
3. | Oil content | 4. | Sporopollenin |
Winged pollen grains are present in:
1 Mustard
2. Cycas
3. Mango
4. Pinus
Pollen grains can be stored for several years in liquid nitrogen having a temperature of:
1. | –120 °C | 2. | –80 °C |
3. | –196 °C | 4. | –160 °C |
1. | Fusion of two male gametes of a pollen tube with two different eggs |
2. | Fusion of one male gamete with two polar nuclei |
3. | Fusion of two male gametes with one egg |
4. | Syngamy and triple fusion |
In the majority of angiosperms:
1. | egg has a filiform apparatus |
2. | there are numerous antipodal cells |
3. | reduction division occurs in the megaspore mother cells |
4. | a small central cell is present in the embryo sac |
Which one of the following plants shows a very close relationship with a species of moth, where none of the two can complete its life cycle without the other?
1. | Hydrilla | 2. | Yucca |
3. | Banana | 4. | Viola |
The ovule of an angiosperm is technically equivalent to:
1. megasporangium
2. megasporophyll
3. megaspore mother cell
4. megaspore
Flowers which have single ovule in the ovary and are packed into inflorescence are usually pollinated by:
1. Bee
2. Wind
3. Bat
4. Water
A dioecious flowering plant prevents both:
1. Autogamy and geitonogamy
2. Geitonogamy and xenogamy
3. Cleistogamy and xenogamy
4. Autogamy and xenogamy
1. | Exine of pollen grains is made up of sporopollenin |
2. | Pollen grains of many species cause severe allergies |
3. | Stored pollen in liquid nitrogen can be used in crop breeding programs |
4. | Tapetum helps in the dehiscence of anther |