What is the fate of the male gametes discharged in the synergid?

1. One fuses with the egg and the other fuses with central cell nuclei
2. One fuses with the egg and the other(s) degenerate(s) in the synergid
3. All fuse with the egg
4. One fuses with the egg and the other(s) fuse(s) with a synergid nucleus

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Geitonogamy involves:

1. Pollination of a flower by the pollen from another flower of the same plant.
2. Pollination of a flower by the pollen from another same flower.
3. Pollination of a flower by the pollen from a flower of another plant in the same population.
4. Pollination of a flower by the pollen from a flower of another plant belonging to a distant population.

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Long filamentous threads protruding at the end of a young cob of maize are:

1. anthers 2. styles
3. ovaries 4. hairs

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The plant parts which consist of two generations, one within the other, are:

(a) Pollen grains inside the anther

(b) Germinated pollen grain with two male gametes

(c) Seed inside the fruit

(d) Embryo sac inside the ovule

1.(a), (b), and (c)2.(c) and (d)
3.(a) and (d) 4.(a) only 

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Regarding pollen grains:
I. Exine is made up of sporopollenin
II. Generative cell is bigger than the vegetative cell
III. Generative cell divides meiotically to produce male gametes
1. Only I is correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II is correct
4. I, II and III are correct
Subtopic:  Stamen: Male Gametophyte |
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Consider the given two statements:
I. Endosperm has an important role within the human diet worldwide.
II. In cereal crops, the nutritious part of the grain is the seed and its endosperm.
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is correct but II is incorrect
4. II is correct but I is incorrect
 
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Consider the given two statements:
I. Flowers of wind pollinated species are often small, green, and inconspicuous and they produce neither scent nor the nectar.
II. Their reproductive success does not depend on attracting pollinators.
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is correct but II is incorrect
4. II is correct but I is incorrect
 
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In angiosperms:
I: Each anther develops four microsporangia
II: Each microspore mother cell undergoes meiosis and produces four haploid microspores
III: Each microspore gives rise to a male gametophyte
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
Subtopic:  Stamen: Microsporangium |
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The number of male gametes required to produce 200 seeds in a typical angiosperm would be:
1. 50 2. 100
3. 200 4. 400
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Nucellar polyembryony:
I: is a type of apomixis
II: produces embryos that are genetically identical to the parent plant

1. Both I and II are correct
2. Only I is correct
3. Only II is correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Apomixis & Polyembryony |
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