Select the incorrect statement regarding  embryo-sacs in angiosperms.
1. They are highly reduced female gametophytes
2. Each have three-called egg apparatus
3. Each cell of an embryo-sac is diploid 
4. Its formation is preceded by meiosis

Subtopic:  Pistil: Ovule |
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In flowering plants, microspores are
1. Male gametes
2. Pollen grains
3. Pollen mother cells
4. Generative grains
Subtopic:  Stamen: Male Gametophyte |
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Number of haploid nuclei formed by the smaller cell of the pollen grain is 
1. Four 
2. Three
3. Two 
4. Seven
Subtopic:  Stamen: Microsporangium |
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Select the incorrect statement regarding the viability periods of pollen grains.
1. It depends upon the chromosome number of a species
2. In some cerials the viability is lost within 30 minutes
3. Viability of pollen grains can be increased by storing them at very low temperature
4. In some leguminous plants, pollen grains maintain viability for months'
Subtopic:  Stamen: Male Gametophyte |
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Read the following statements and select the correct option w.r.t angiosperms for blanks A, B and C.
I. The body of ovule with funicle in the region called   A   .
II. Female gametophyte is also called    B   .
III.    C   plays an important role in guiding the pollen tube into synergids.
A B C
1. Hilum Embryo Antipodal cell
2. Nucellus  Ovary Polar nuclei
3. Micropyle  Ovary  Filiform apparatus
4. Hilum Embryo Filiform apparatus
Subtopic:  Pistil: Ovule | Seed |
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In pollen banks, pollen grains are stored in 
1. Dry ice
2. Normal room temperature
3. Liquid nitrogen
4. Absolute alcohol
Subtopic:  Stamen: Male Gametophyte |
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Identify the figure and select the correct option for the labellings A, B, C and D.
A B C D
1. Coleorhiza Shoot apex Epiblast  Radicle
2. Scutellum Coleoptile Shoot apex  Coleorhiza
3. Coleoptile  Cotyledon Epiblast Radicle
4.  Scutellum Coleoptile Epiblast Coleorhiza
Subtopic:  Embryo |
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In papaver
(a) Each pistil has many ovaries
(b) Gynoecium has many carples.
(c) Pistils are fused together
(d) Each pistil has its own stigma.
1. (a), (c) and (d)carpels
2. (c) only
3. (b) and (c) only
4. (b), (c) and (d)
Subtopic:  Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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In the gynoecium, placenta is located inside the 
1. Locule
2. Ovule
3. Ovary wall
4. Style
Subtopic:  Pistil: Ovule | Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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The mass of cells in megasporangium of a flower that have abundant materials is 
1. Integument
2. Haploid tissue of female parent
3. Diploid tissue of parent
4. Hilum
Subtopic:  Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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