An anatropous ovule attaches to the placenta by means of:
1. | Funicle | 2. | Raphe |
3. | Hilum | 4. | Integuments |
Regarding the mature monosporic female gametophyte of angiosperms:
1. | The egg apparatus is at the chalazal end and the antipodals at the micropylar end. |
2. | The central cell has a diploid polar nucleus. |
3. | The structure is 8-celled and 7-nucleate. |
4. | Three sequential mitotic divisions lead to its formation. |
What guides the entry of the pollen tube though the micropyle into the embryo sac in the angiosperms?
1. | Antipodals | 2. | Filiform apparatus in synergids |
3. | The egg cell | 4. | Polar nuclei |
During artificial hybridization in plant breeding experiments, if the female parent produces unisexual flowers:
1. | Emasculation should be done before the dehiscence of the anther |
2. | Emasculation should be done after the dehiscence of the anther |
3. | Emasculation is not needed |
4. | They cannot be used in plant breeding experiments |
Double fertilization, a characteristic of angiosperms, results in the formation of:
1. | diploid zygote due to syngamy and triploid primary endosperm cell due to triple fusion |
2. | triploid zygote due to triple fusion and diploid primary endosperm cell due to syngamy |
3. | diploid zygote due to syngamy and haploid primary endosperm cell as it is formed pre-fertilization |
4. | diploid zygote due to syngamy and diploid primary endosperm cell due to triple fusion |
Which of the given statement/s regarding embryogenesis in angiosperms is/are correct?
I: | Embryo develops at the chalazal end of the embryo sac where the zygote is situated. |
II: | Development of a zygote usually occurs after some endosperm formation. |
1. | Only I | 2. | Only II |
3. | Both I and II | 4. | Neither I nor II |
Scutellum is:
1. | the cotyledon in seeds of the grass family |
2. | globular embryo of a dicot |
3. | persistent nucellus in a seed |
4. | undifferentiated sheath enclosing root cap in monocot seeds |
Seeds offer several advantages to angiosperms. Which of the following is not one?
1. | The process is more dependable |
2. | Better adaptive strategies for dispersal |
3. | Protection of the young embryo |
4. | Genetic uniformity |
Apomixis is:
I: | production of seeds without fertilization |
II: | production of fruits without fertilization |
III: | a form of asexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction |
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I is correct
3. Only III is correct
4. Only I and III are correct
What is the advantage of converting hybrids into apomicts for farmers?
1. | Can be easily produced year after year |
2. | Segregation of traits creates more diversity |
3. | A great reduction in cost |
4. | Overcoming inbreeding depression |