Which of the following statements is not correct?
1. | Insects that consume pollen or nectar without bringing about pollination are called pollen-nectar robbers |
2. | Pollen germination and pollen tube growth are regulated by chemical compounds of pollen interacting with those of the pistil |
3. | Some reptiles have also been reported as pollinators in some plant species |
4. | Pollen grains of many species can germinate on the stigma of a flower, but only one pollen tube of the same species grows into the style. |
Filiform apparatus is a characteristic feature of?
1. Generative cell
2. nucellar embryo
3. aleurone cell
4. synergids
In angiosperms, microsporogenesis and megasporogenesis?
1. Occur in anther
2. Form gametes without further divisions
3. Involve meiosis
4. Occur in ovule
Coconut water from a tender coconut is?
1. Immature embryo
2. Free nuclear endosperm
3. Innermost layers of the seed coat
4. Degenerated nucellus
Which one of the following fruits is parthenocarpic?
1. Brinjal
2. Apple
3. Jackfruit
4. Banana
Male gametophyte in angiosperms produces?
1. Two sperms and a vegetative cell
2. Single sperm and a vegetative cell
3. Single sperm and two vegetative cells
4. Three sperms
Which one of the following may require pollinators, but is genetically similar to autogamy?
1. | Geitonogamy | 2. | Xenogamy |
3. | Apogamy | 4. | Cleistogamy |
Which one of the following statements is not true?
1. | Pollen grains are rich in nutrients and they are used in the form of tablets and syrups |
2. | Pollen grains of some plants cause severe allergies and bronchial afflictions in some people |
3. | The flowers pollinated by flies and beetles secrete foul odour to attract them |
4. | Honey is made by bees by digesting pollen collected from flowers |