Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plant MCQ And Answer Biology

Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plant

Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plant MCQ And Answer


What would be the number of chromosomes in the cells of the aleurone layer in a plant species with 8 chromosomes in its synergids.?
(1) 16
(2) 24
(3) 32
(4) 8

Answer:- 2


The arrangement of the nuclei in a normal embryosac in the dicot plants is
(1) 2+4+2
(2) 3+2+3
(3) 2+3+3
(4) 3+3+2

Answer:- 2


In a Cereal grain the single cotyledon of embryo is represented by
(1) Coleorrhiza
(2) Scutellum
(3) Prophyll
(4) Coleoptile

Answer:- 2


Long filamentous threads protruding at the end of a young cob of maize are:
(1) Hairs
(2) Anthers
(3) Styles
(4) Ovaries

Answer:- 3


In which of the following fruits is the edible part the aril?
(1) Litchi
(2) Custard apple
(3) Pomegranate
(4) Orange

Answer:- 1


A scion is grafted to a stock. The quality of fruits produced will be determined by the genotype of -
(1) Stock
(2) Scion
(3) Both stock and scion
(4) Neither stock nor scion

Answer:- 2


Male gametes in angiosperms are formed by the division of :-
(1) Microspore mother cell
(2) Microspore
(3) Generative cell
(4) Vegetative cell

Answer:- 3


Which one of the following is surrounded by a callose wall ?
(1) Pollen grain
(2) Microspore mother cell
(3) Male gamete
(4) Egg

Answer:- 2


Unisexuality of flowers prevents :-
(1) Geitonogamy, but not xenogamy
(2) Autogamy and geitonogamy
(3) Autogamy, but not geitonogamy
(4) Both geitonogamy and xenogamy

Answer:- 3


Endosperm is consumed by developing embryo in the sed of :-
(1) Pe
(2) Maize
(3) Coconut
(4) Castor

Answer:- 1


Which one of the following is resistant to enzyme action?
(1) Pollen exine
(2) Leaf cuticle
(3) Cork
(4) Wood fibre

Answer:- 1


What does the filiform apparatus do at the entrance into ovule?
(1) It brings about opening of the pollen tube
(2) It guides pollen tube from a synergid to egg
(3) It helps in the entry of pollen tube into a synergid
(4) It prevents entry of more than one pollen tube into the embryo sac

Answer:- 3



Which one of the following pairs of plant structures has haploid number of chromosomes?
(1) Nucellus and antipodal cells
(2) Egg nucleus and secondary nucleus
(3) Megaspore mother cell and antipodal cells
(4) Egg cell and antipodal cells

Answer:- 4


An example of a seed with endosperm, perisperm, and caruncle is :-
(1) Castor
(3) Coffee
(2) Cotton
(4) Lily

Answer:- 1


The scutellum observed in a grain of wheat or maize is comparable to which part of the seed in other monocotyledons?
(1) Plumule
(2) Cotyledon
(3) Endosperm
(4) Aleurone layer

Answer:- 2


Apomictic embryos in citrus arise from:
(1) Diploid egg,
(2) Synergids
(3) Maternal sporophytic tissue in ovule
(4) Antipodal cells

Answer:- 3


Wind pollinated flowers are:
(1) Small, producing nectar and dry polen
(2) Small, brightly coloured, producing large number of pollen grains
(3) Small, producing large number of dry pollen grains
(4) Large, producing abundant nectar and pollen

Answer:- 2


Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of another flower of the same plant is called:
(1) Autogamy
(2) Xenogamy
(3) Geitonogamy
(4) Karyogamy

Answer:- 3



Attractants and rewards are required for:
(a) Entomophily
(b) Anemophily
(c) Hydrophily
(d) Cleistogamy

Answer:- 2



What is common between vegetative reproduction and Apomixis?
(1) Both produces progeny identical to the parent.
(2) Both are applicable to only dicot plants.
(3) Both bypass the flowering phase.
(4) Both occur round the year.

Answer:- 1


In angiosperms, functional megaspore develops into:
(1) Pollen sac
(2) Embryo sac
(3) Ovule
(4) Endosperm

Answer:- 2


Filiform apparatus is a characteristic feature of :-
(1) Suspensor
(2) Egg
(4) Zygote
(3) Synergid

Answer:- 3


Nucellar polyembryony is reported in species of :
(1) Citrus
(2) Gossypium
(3) Triticum
(4) Brassica

Answer:- 1


In which one of the following pollination is autogamous?
(1) Geitonogamy
(2) Xenogamy
(3) Chasmogamy
(4) Cleistogamy

Answer:- 4


What would be the number of chromosomes of the aleurone cells of a plant with 42 chromosomes in its root tip cells?
(1) 42
(2) 63
(3) 84
(4) 21

Answer:- 2


What is the characteristics of tapetum?
(1) It stores food
(2) It is multinucleated
(3) It is multi layered structure
(4) It nourishes the megaspore

Answer:- 2


Cleistogamy is leading over anthesis, because-
(1) Pollinators are not required
(2) It assures heterozygosity
(3) Favours insect pollination
(4) It allows xenogamy

Answer:- 1


The coconut water and the edible part of coconut are equivalent to :-
(1) Mesocarp
(2) Embryo
(3) Endosperm
(4) Endocarp

Answer:- 3


The gynoecium consists of many free pistils in flowers of :-
(1) Papaver
(2) Michelia
(3) Aloe
(4) Tomato

Answer:- 2


Both, autogamy and geitonogamy are prevented in:-
(1) Castor
(2) Maize
(3) Papaya
(4) Cucumber

Answer:- 3


Even in absence of pollinating agents seed-setting is assured in :-
(1) Salvia
(2) Fig
(3) Commellina
(4) Zostera

Answer:- 3


Plants with ovaries having only one or a few ovules, are generally pollinated by :-
(1) Birds
(2) Wind
(3) Bees
(4) Butterflies

Answer:- 2


Which one of the following statements is wrong?
(1) Pollen grains in some plants remain viable for months.
(2) Intine is made up of cellulose and pectin.
(3) When pollen is shed at two-celled state, double fertilization does not take place.
(4) Vegetative cell is larger than generative cell.

Answer:- 3


What is the function of germ pore?
(1) Initiation of pollen tube
(2) Release of male gametes
(3) Emergence of radicle
(4) Absorption of water for seed germination

Answer:- 4


Which of the following is incorrect about wind pollination?
(1) Compact inflorescence
(2) Well - Exposed stamens
(3) Many and light pollens
(4) Ovary has many ovules

Answer:- 4


Perisperm differs from endosperm in:
(1) Its formation by fusion of secondary nucleus with several sperms
(2) Being a haploid tissue
(3) Having no reserve food
(4) Being a diploid tissue

Answer:- 4


Megasporangium is equivalent to:
(1) Ovule
(2) Embryo sac
(3) Fruit
(4) Nucellus

Answer:- 1


Advantage of cleistogamy is:-
(1) Vivipary
(2) Higher genetic variability
(3) More vigorous offspring
(4) No dependence on pollinators

Answer:- 4


Seed coat is not thin, membranous in:
(1) Gram
(2) Maize
(3) Coconut
(4) Groundnut

Answer:- 3


Which one of the following statements is correct?
(1) Tapetum nourishes the developing pollen
(2) Hard outer layer of pollen is called intine
(3) Sporogenous tissue is haploid
(4) Endothecium produces the micorspores

Answer:- 1


Sporopollenin in exine of pollen grain can be degraded by :
(1) high temperature
(2) low pH (strong acids)
(3) some enzymes
(4) can't be degraded

Answer:- 4


After pollination viability of pollen grains of wheat/ rice is about:
(1) 30 min
(2) 60 min
(3) 70 min
(4) 90 min

Answer:- 1


Endosperm may persist in mature seeds of :-
(1) Bryophyta
(2) Angiosperm
(3) Algae
(4) Pteridophyta

Answer:- 2


Triploid primary endosperm nucleus is the characteristic feature of :
(1) Algae
(2) Bryophytes
(3) Gymnosperm
(4) Angiosperms

Answer:- 4


In an angiospermic plant just after double fertilization, arrangement of nuclei in an ovule:
(1) Five haploid, one diploid, one triploi
(2) Three haploid. Two diploid. Two triploid
(3) Two haploid. Three diploid. Two triploid
(4) One haploid, Three diploid. Three triploid

Answer:- 1


Geitonogamy involves:
(1) fertilization of a flower by the pollen from another flower of the same plant
(2) fertilization of a flower by the pollen from the same flower.
(3) fertilization of a flower by the pollen from a flower of another plant in the same population.
(4) fertilization of a flower by the pollen from a flower of another plant belonging to a distant population.

Answer:- 1


Male gametophyte with least number of cell is present in:
(1) Pteris
(2) Funaria
(3) Lilium
(4) Pinus

Answer:- 3


Pollen tablets are available in the market for:
(1) In vitro fertilization
(2) Breeding programmes
(3) Supplementing food
(4) Ex situ conservation

Answer:- 3


Function of filiform apparatus is to :-
(1) Recognize the suitable pollen at stigma
(2) Stimulate division of generative cell
(3) Produce nectar
(4) Guide the entry of pollen tube

Answer:- 3


Non-albuminous seed is produced in :-
(1) Maize
(3) Wheat
(2) Castor
(4) Pea

Answer:- 4


Pollen grain along with the growing tube has how many haploid nuclei?
(1) One
(2) Two
(3) Three
(4) Four

Answer:- 3


What do you mean by dioecious condition?(1) Male and Female reproductive structures on same plant
(2) Male and Female reproductive structures on different plants
(3) It is a bisexual condition of flower
(4) Same flower having stamen and pistil

Answer:- 2


Transmission tissue is characteristic feature of :-
(1) Solid style
(2) Dry stigma
(3) Wet stigma
(4) Hollow style

Answer:- 1


Which one of the following may require pollinators, but is genetically similar to autogamy?
(1) Xenogamy
(2) Apogamy
(3) Cleistogamy
(4) Geitonogamy

Answer:- 4


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

Answer:- 3


The hilum is a scar on the :
(1) Fruit, where it was attached to pedicel
(2) Fruit, where style was present
(3) Seed, where micropyle was present
(4) Seed, where funicle was attached

Answer:- 4


Which of the following are the important floral rewards to the animal pollinators?
(1) Nectar and pollen grains
(2) Floral fragrance and calcium crystals
(3) Protein pellicle and stigmatic exudates
(4) Colour and large size flower

Answer:- 1


Male gametophyte in angiosperms produces
(1) Three sperms
(2) Two sperms and a vegetative cell
(3) Single sperm and a vegetative cell
(4) Single sperm and two vegetative cells

Answer:- 2


Coconut water from a tender coconut is:
(1) Degenerated nucellus
(2) Immature embryo
(3) Free nuclear endosperm
(4) Innermost layers of the seed coat

Answer:- 3


Filiform apparatus is characteristic feature of :
(1) Synergids
(2) Generative cell
(3) Nucellar embryo
(4) Aleurone cell

Answer:- 1


The wheat grain has an embryo with one large. shield-shaped cotyledon known as:
(1) Coleoptile
(2) Epiblast
(4) Scutellum
(3) Coleorrhiza

Answer:- 4


Which one of the following fruits is parthenocarpic?
(1) Banana
(2) Brinjal
(3) Apple
(4) Jackfruit

Answer:- 1


In angiosperms, microsporogenesis and megasporogenesis:
(1) occur in ovule
(2) occur in anther
(3) form gametes without further divisions
(4) involve meiosis

Answer:- 4


Flowers are unisexual in:
(1) Onion
(3) Cucumber
(2) Pea
(4) China rose

Answer:- 3


Double fertilization is characteristic feature of:-
(1) Only angiosperm
(2) Angiosperm and gymnosperm
(3) Gymnosperm and pteridophyte
(4) Angiosperm and pteridophyte

Answer:- 1


What is the ploidy of primary endosperm nucleus (PEN) in angiosperm ?
(1) Haploid
(3) Triploid
(2) Diploid
(4) Hexaploid

Answer:- 3


In Pinus, endosperm cells have 30 chromosomes then how many chromosomes are present in sieve cells :-
(1) 30
(2) 60
(3) 10
(4) 15

Answer:- 2


Which of the following is true for primary endosperm nucleus (PEN) :-
(1) Fusion of two polar nudei and one male gamete
(2) Fusion of one synergid and two polar nuclei
(3) Fusion of two antipodal and one male gamete
(4) Fusion of one male gamete one synergids and one antipodal cell

Answer:- 1


Choose the correct sequence of development of female gametophyte :-
(1) Megaspore mother cell (MMC) - Megaspore tetrad megaspore - Nucellus - Female gametophyte.
(2) Nucellus-MMC-Megaspore tetrad - Megaspore - Female gametophyte
(3) Megaspore tetrad-MMC-Megaspore - Nucellus - Female gametophyte
(4) Megaspore-MMC-Megaspore tetrad-nucellus- Female gametophyte

Answer:- 2


Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) 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
(b) Insects that consume pollen or nectar without bringing about pollination are called pollen / nec- tar robbers.
(c) Pollen germination and pollen tube growth are regulated by chemical components of pollen interacting with those of the pistil.
(d) Some reptiles have also been reported as pollinators in some plant species.

Answer:- a


Seed formation without fertilization in flowering plants involves the process of
(a) sporulation
(b) budding
(c) somatic hybridization
(d) apomixis

Answer:- d


Cotyledon of maize grain is called:
(a) plumule
(b) coleorhiza
(c) coleoptile
(d) scutellum

Answer:- a


Which one of the following statements is not true?
(a) Tapetum helps in the dehiscence of anther.
(b) Exine of pollen grains is made up of sporopollenin.
(c) Pollen grains of many species cause severe allergies.
(d) Stored pollen in liquid nitrogen can be used in the crop breeding programmes.

Answer:- a


The coconut water from tender coconut represents:
(a) endocarp
(b) fleshy mesocarp
(c) free nuclear proembryo
(d) free nuclear endosperm

Answer:- d


The ovule of an angiosperm is technically equivalent to :
(a) megaspore mother cell
(b) megaspore
(d) megasporophyll
(c) megasporangium

Answer:- c


Functional megaspore in an angiosperm develops into:
(a) Embryo
(b) Ovule
(c) Endosperm
(d) Embryo sac

Answer:- d