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Questions Related to reproductive health

Which of the following statements is not correct?

  1. Some reptiles have also been reported as pollinators in some plant species

  2. 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

  3. Insects that consume pollen or nectar without brining about pollination are called pollen/ nectar robbers

  4. Pollen germination and pollen tube growth are regulated by chemical components of pollen interacting with those of pistil


Correct Option: B

Which is not properly matched?

  1. Exine of pollen grain - Sporopollenin

  2. Tapetum - Ubisch bodies

  3. Male gametophyte pf angiosperms - No prothalial cells

  4. Most common type of ovule - Orthotropous


Correct Option: D

During the process of fertilisation the pollen tube of the pollen grains usually enters the embryo sac through.

  1. Integument

  2. Nucellus

  3. Chalaza

  4. Micropyle


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

After arriving at the wall of the ovary, the pollen tube enters the ovule either through the micropyle or by some other route. The entrance of the pollen tube through the micropyle is the normal condition and is known as porogamy. In some cases the pollen tube enters the ovule through the chalaza(chalazogamy e.g., Casuarina), or through integuments (mesogamy e.g. Cucurbita).

Refer to the given figure of egg apparatus showing entry of pollen tube into a synergid. Identify any two of the labelled parts and select the correct option.

  1. A-Central cell, G-Egg nucleus

  2. C-Plamsa membrane, D-Vegetative nucleus

  3. B-Egg nucleus, F-Male gametes

  4. B-Central cell, E-Filiform apparatus


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In the given figure A-central cell, B-egg nucleus, C-plasma membrane, D-synergid, E-filiform apparatus, F-male gametes, G-vegetative nucleus.

Select the correct option regarding the ploidy level of different structures of an angiospermous ovule.

  1. Nucellus-n, MMC-$2$n, Functional megaspore-$2$n

  2. Nucellus-$2$n, MMC-n, Fundamental megaspore-n

  3. Nucellus-$2$n, MMC-$2$n, Functional megaspore-n

  4. Nucellus-n, MMC-$2$n, Functional megaspore-n


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The body of the ovule consists of a mass of parenchymatous cells named nucellus. It is equivalent to megasporangium $(2n)$. Megaspore mother cell or megasporocyte is a diploid$(2n)$ cell which undergoes meiosis to form a linear tetrad of four haploid megaspores (n). Normally, the chalazal megaspore is the functional megaspore while the other three degenerate.

Study the following statements and select the correct option.
(i) Tapetum nourishes the developing pollen grains.
(ii) Hilum represents the junction between ovule and funicle.
(iii) In aquatic plants such as water hyacinth and water lily, pollination is by water.
(iv) The primary endosperm nucleus is triploid.

  1. (i) and (ii) are correct but (iii) and (iv) are incorrect

  2. (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct but (iii) is incorrect

  3. (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct but (i) is incorrect

  4. (i) and (iv) are correct but (ii) and (iii) are incorrect


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In many aquatic plants with emergent flowers, pollination occurs by wind or insects, e.g., lotus, water lily, water hyacinth.