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Read the following statements and choose the correct option.
Statement 1: Pollination by bats is known as chiropterophily.
Statement 2: Pollination by ants is known as ornithophily.
Statement 1: Pollination by bats is known as chiropterophily.
Statement 2: Pollination by ants is known as ornithophily.
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Important Questions on Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
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Refer to the given statements:
(i) Both wind and water pollinated flowers are not very colourful and do not produce nectar.
(ii) Entomophilous flowers are large, colourful, fragrant and rich in nectar.
(iii) Kigelia pinnata is an insect pollinated flower.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Choose the mismatched pair.
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Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.
Column I Column II A. Anemophily (i) Grasses, Date palm B. Hydrophily (ii) Rose, Jasmine C. Entomophily (iii) Butea, Bignonia D. Ornithophily (iv) Vallisneria, Ceratophyllum
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Pollen kit is generally found in --------------------------.
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Match column I with column II option from the given codes.
| column I | column II | ||
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| Tallest flower | Maize | ||
| Pronuba moth | Amorphophallus | ||
| Anemophily | Salvia | ||
| Entomophily | Yucca |
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In (i) condition, both male and female flowers are borne on same plant; an example of such plants is (ii).
| (i) | (ii) | |
|---|---|---|
| (i) | monoecious | cucurbit |
| (ii) | monoecious | papaya |
| (iii) | dioecious | cucurbit |
| (iv) | dioecious | papaya |
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Flowering plants have developed certain outbreeding devices to discourage self-pollination and encourage cross-pollination. One of these is not an example of such outbreeding device.
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Which of these is a condition that makes flowers invariably autogamous?
