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Reproduction and Development in Plants

Questions about plant reproduction, seed development, fertilization, pollination, and embryonic growth in flowering plants

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

From which part does the Cotyledons develop?

  1. Female gametophyte
  2. Embryos
  3. Seed
  4. Fruit
  5. Ovaries
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which type of dispersal of seeds is Myrmecochory?

  1. Dispersal by animals
  2. Dispersal by bats
  3. Dispersal by wind
  4. Dispersal by water
  5. Dispersal by ants
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following seed does not get dispersed through anemochory?

  1. Pine
  2. Orchids
  3. Mucuna
  4. Maple
  5. Milkweed
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following structures nourish the embryo or young plant?

  1. Seed coat
  2. Pericarp
  3. Ovary
  4. Seed
  5. Endosperm
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How does the mint multiplies vegetatively?

  1. By adventitious buds
  2. By means of tubers
  3. By means of suckers
  4. By means of runners
  5. By means of cutting
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Seeds are mature _______ and fruits are mature _______.

  1. ovules, ovaries
  2. ovaries, ovules
  3. stamens, ovules
  4. ovaries, stamens
  5. ovules, stamens
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the main function of cotyledons in a seed?

  1. It provides protection to the radicle.
  2. It stores food material.
  3. It supplies food to the young embryo.
  4. It helps in seed germination.
  5. It provides protection to the plumule.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Double fertilization occurs in _______.

  1. bryophytes
  2. pteridophytes
  3. gymnosperms
  4. angiosperms
  5. gnetophytes
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many megaspores are formed when meiosis occurs in ovules?

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 8
  5. 10
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where does the meiotic division take place in an ovule?

  1. Nucleus
  2. Megaspore mother cell
  3. Megaspore
  4. Archesporium
  5. Synergids
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many nuclei does an embryo sac have?

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 8
  5. 10
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following structures becomes the pollen tube of a flowering plant?

  1. Female gametophyte
  2. Male gamete
  3. Male gametophyte
  4. Female gamete
  5. Germinating spore
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the milky water of green coconuts?

  1. Liquid endosperm
  2. Liquid ovule
  3. Liquid embryo
  4. Liquid ovary
  5. Liquid anther
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the part of the embryo above the cotyledons called?

  1. Cotyledon
  2. Epicotyl
  3. Endosperm
  4. Hypocotyl
  5. Stigma
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term given to the undifferentiated tissue formed after triple fusion?

  1. Ovary
  2. Style
  3. Stigma
  4. Endosperm
  5. Seed coat
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After which phenomenon, the non - essential organs of the flower degenerate?

  1. Ovulation
  2. Fertilization
  3. Imbibition
  4. Pollination
  5. Exposure to light
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The covering of the plumule is called _________.

  1. petal
  2. sepal
  3. coleoptile
  4. embryo sac
  5. none of the above
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Parthenocarpy occurs in which of the following?

  1. Neem
  2. Mango
  3. Banana
  4. Pomegranate
  5. Guava
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not an adaptation seen in a papilionaceous flower to ensure cross-pollination?

  1. Large petals
  2. Scent/Fragrance
  3. Nectar
  4. Bright petals
  5. Small, rounded petals
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of Monoecious plant?

  1. Date palm
  2. Tomato
  3. Rose
  4. Cucumber
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