In an embryo sac, the cells that degenerate after fertilisation are:
1. Synergids and primary endosperm cell
2. Synergids and antipodals
3. Antipodals and primary endosperm cell
4. Egg and antipodals

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In the embryos of a typical dicot and a grass, true homologous structures are:

1.Coleorhiza and coleoptile2.Coleoptile and scutellum
3.Cotyledons and scutellum4.Hypocotyl and radical

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The phenomenon observed in some plants wherein parts of the sexual apparatus are used for forming embryos without fertilisation is called

1. Parthenocarpy 2. Apomixis
3. Vegetative propagation 4. Sexual reproduction
Subtopic:  Apomixis & Polyembryony |
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In a type of apomixis known as adventive embryony, embryos develop directly from:
1. Nucellus or integument
2. Zygote
3. Synergids of antipodals of embryo sac
4. Accessory embryo sac in the ovule

Subtopic:  Apomixis & Polyembryony |
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Parthenocarpic fruits are produced by:

1. Treating plants with phenyl Mercuric acetate.
2. Treating plants with low concentrations of gibberellic acid and auxin.
3. Removing androecium of flowers before releasing pollen grains.
4. Raising plants from vernalised seeds.

Subtopic:  Fruit |
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An organic substance that can withstand environmental extremes and cannot be degraded by any enzyme is:

1. Cuticle 2. Sporopollenin
3. Lignin 4. Cellulose
Subtopic:  Stamen: Male Gametophyte |
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Perisperm differs from endosperm in:

1. having no reserved food.
2. being a diploid tissue.
3. its formation by fusion of a secondary nucleus with several sperms.
4. being a haploid tissue.
Subtopic:  Endosperm | Seed |
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Which one of the following statements is not true?

1. Pollen grains of some plants cause severe allergies and bronchial afflictions in some people.
2. The flowers pollinated by flies and bats secrete foul odour to attract them.
3. Honey is made by bees by digesting pollen collected from flowers.
4. Pollen grains are rich in nutrients, and they are used in the form of tablets and syrups.
Subtopic:  Pollination & Outbreeding Devices |
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Flowers that have a single ovule in the ovary and are packed into inflorescence are usually pollinated by:

1. Water 2. Bee
3. Wind 4. Bat
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Cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and for commerce and trade is called:

1. Horticulture 2. Plant breeding
3. Floriculture 4. Micropropagation
Subtopic:   FLOWER – A FASCINATING ORGAN OF ANGIOSPERMS |
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