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✓✗Which of the following is mentioned in NCERT as a reptile pollinator?
- Chameleon and crocodile
- Gecko lizard and garden lizard
- Sea snake and tortoise
- Crocodile and sea turtle
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✓✗The zygote, which develops into the embryo, is formed as a result of
- triple fusion
- syngamy
- fusion of two synergids
- fusion of two polar nuclei
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✓✗The pollen tube emerges through the germ pore because, at the germ pore,
- the cytoplasm is absent
- sporopollenin is absent
- the intine is absent
- the vegetative nucleus is absent
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✓✗Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In artificial hybridisation, the stigma is protected from contamination after pollination.
Reason (R): The pollinated flower is rebagged and the fruits are allowed to develop.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): In artificial hybridisation, the stigma is protected from contamination after pollination.
Reason (R): The pollinated flower is rebagged and the fruits are allowed to develop.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
- Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- Assertion is true but Reason is false
- Both Assertion and Reason are false
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✓✗Which statement about the Yucca-moth relationship is correct?
- Yucca is also pollinated by wind in the absence of moths
- Neither can complete its life cycle without the other
- The adult moth feeds only on the nectar of Yucca
- The moth larvae feed only on the leaves of Yucca
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✓✗Given below are two statements.
Statement I: Cleistogamous flowers produce assured seed-set even in the absence of pollinators.
Statement II: Plants such as Commelina produce only cleistogamous flowers.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I: Cleistogamous flowers produce assured seed-set even in the absence of pollinators.
Statement II: Plants such as Commelina produce only cleistogamous flowers.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
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✓✗In a population, plant P bears only male flowers and plant Q bears only female flowers. Plant R bears both male and female flowers. Which of the following is correct?
- P and Q are monoecious; R is dioecious and shows only xenogamy
- P and Q are dioecious; R is monoecious and can show geitonogamy
- P can show geitonogamy with itself since its flowers are male
- R can show autogamy since it has both male and female flowers
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✓✗The exine of pollen grains is composed of
- sporopollenin
- lignin
- cellulose
- pollenkitt
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✓✗In a transverse section, a typical anther appears
- circular and hollow
- triangular
- tetragonal
- pentagonal
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✓✗In the development of the embryo sac, the nucleus of the functional megaspore first divides mitotically to form two nuclei, which
- form the egg and one synergid directly
- degenerate immediately after division
- move to opposite poles of the sac
- fuse to form a single diploid nucleus
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✓✗Identify the incorrect statement related to pollination.
- Pollination by wind is the more common type of abiotic pollination.
- Pollination by water is quite rare in flowering plants.
- Some flowers produce foul odours to attract flies and beetles.
- Moths and butterflies are the most dominant pollinating agents among insects.
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✓✗The marine seagrass Zostera is pollinated by
- insects
- birds
- wind
- water
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✓✗The intine of a pollen grain is made up of
- chitin
- cellulose and pectin
- sporopollenin
- lignin and suberin
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✓✗The ability of the pistil to recognise the pollen and accept or reject it is the result of
- the number of ovules in the ovary
- the size and shape of the ovary
- a dialogue between pollen and pistil
- the colour and scent of the petals
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✓✗The megaspore mother cell is
- a haploid cell at the chalazal end
- a large cell with dense cytoplasm
- a cell of the outer integument
- a small cell that has no nucleus