Tag: pollination and its types
Questions Related to pollination and its types
Lever or turn - pipe mechanism of pollination occurs in.
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Salvia
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Antirrhinum
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Phlox
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Gloriosa
In Salvia, pollination is entomophilous, which means it occurs by insects. Pollination occurs by the lever or turns pipe mechanism. The petals of the Salvia are bifurcated. When the insect visits some flower and sits on the petals, then the stamens are brought down to the touch the back of insect and pollen are laden on it.
When the insect visits another flower, cross-pollination occurs.
Thus, the correct answer is A.
Continued self pollination results in
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Self incompatibility
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Gametes lose vigour
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Inbreeding depression
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Formation of unisexual flowers.
Identify the correct pair of statements.
(i) White kernel of Coconut is a free nuclear endosperm
(ii) In dioecious plants, autogamy is prevented but geitonogamy occurs
(iii) Cleistogamous flowers are always self pollinated
(iv) Castor is an endospermic seed.
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i, ii
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iii, iv
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ii, iv
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ii, iii
Above ground cleistogamous flowers are formed late in the season in
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Balsam
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Viola
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Oxalis
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All the above
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No pollination agent is required
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It assures heterozygosity
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It allows xenogamy
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It favours insect pollination
Both autogamy and geitonogamy cannot occur in
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Papaya
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Cucumber
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Castor
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Maize
Match the columns and choose the correct combination.
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(a) | Cleistogamy | (m) | Insect pollination |
(b) | Geitonogamy | (n) | Bud pollination |
(c) | Entomophily | (o) | Pollination between flower of the same plant |
(d) | Xenogamy | (p) | Wind pollination |
(q) | Cross pollination |
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a-m, b-q, c-n, d-o
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a-n, b-o, c-m, d-q
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a-q, b-p, c-o, d-n
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a-o, b-m, c-q, d-n
Which one of the following is one of the characteristics of self-pollinated flowers ?
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Flowers are large and showy
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Flowers remain closed and do not open
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Stigma and anthers mature at the same time
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Pollen is produced in very large quantities
Self-pollinated flowers remain closed and don't open allowing maximum time for the mature stamens and pistils to exchange and receive the gametes.
Which of the following features are mostly observed in self pollinating flowers?
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Inconspicuous flowers
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Presence of nectaries
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No fragrance
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Short style
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Versatile anthers
The inconspicuous flower is a flower that is small, not showy and difficult to see. They are observed in self-pollinating flowers.
Which of the following statement is NOT correct?
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Pollen germination and pollen tube growth are regulated by chemical components of pollen interacting with those of the pistil.
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Some reptiles have have also been reported as pollinators in some plant species.
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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.
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Insects that consume pollen or nectar without bringing about pollination are called pollen/nectar robbers.
Pollen grains of other species are not compactable and do not germinate on the stigma of the flower of different species.