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Study the following statements:
l) Pollen grains of many species cause severe allergies and bronchial afflictions in some people often leading to chronic respiratory disorders.
II) Pollen grains are rich in nutrients.
III) Carrot grass that came into India as a contaminant with imported rice. Choose the option for the correct statements:

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Important Questions on Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

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Choose the correct statement.
A) Several hormonal and structural changes are initiated for the development of floral primordium.
B) Each anther will have two sporangia at the sides.
C) Stomium will be useful for the dehiscence of pollen sacs.
D) Pollen grains can be stored at -196°C.
E) Pollen viability in rice will be 2-3 days.
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During an excavation of soil, pollen fossil were retrieved from deepest layer of soil. The pollen grains remained fossils because:
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Among the following statements related to pollens, choose the correct one.

Statement I: In 40% of angiosperms pollen grains are shed at the 3—celled stage.

Statement II: Intine is made of cellulose and pectin, and it is discontinuous with germ pores.

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In Angiosperms, microsporogenesis and megasporogenesis:
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Assertion (A): Pollengrains are well preserved as fossils

Reason (R): The exine of pollen grains is made up of sporopollenin, which can withstand high temperatures, strong acids and alkali.

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If we explore anther wall from outside to inside then which sequence will be correct?
A- Endothecium
B- Tapetum
C- Epidermis
D- Middle Layer
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How many microsporangia are located at the corners of a typical bilobed anther of angiosperm?
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The hard outer layer of pollens, named exine, is made of
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When pollen grain is shed at the 3-celled stage, name the cells it contains.
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In angiosperms, the development of male gametophyte takes place from ___________.
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Assertion A: Xenogamy involves transfer of pollen grains from the flower of one plant to the stigma of another plant.

Reason R: This is the only type of pollination which brings genetically different types of pollen grains to the stigma.

The correct answer is:

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Where the pollengrains are developed in anther during microsporogenesis?
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Mateh the following?

Column - I Column - II Column - III
(a) Epidermis (i) Multi nucleated (p) Protection
(b) Endothecium (ii) Homogenous (q) Formation of Micropores
(c) Tapetum (iii) One celled thick (r) dehiscence of anther
(d) Sporogenous tissue (iv) Fibrous thickness (s) Nourishment
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Arrange the sequence of events in microsporogenesis.
(A) Disassociation of microspore as pollen grains
(B) Anther maturation and dehydration
(C) Pollen mother cell undergoes meiotic division
(D) Microspore tetrad
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Pollen grains can be stored for several years in liquid nitrogen having a temperature of