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The erect ovule devoid of any curvature is called the amphitropous ovule.
(a)True
(b)False

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Important Questions on Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
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Draw a labelled diagram of the mature embryo sac of angiosperms.

EASY
The ovule of an angiosperm is technically equivalent to

MEDIUM
Differentiate between microsporogenesis and megasporogenesis.

EASY
_____ is the region on which, the ovule is connected to funicle.

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Describe the structure of the anatropous ovule with a diagram.

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Draw a well-labelled diagram of an angiospermic ovule showing porogamous type of pollen germination.

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Describe the structure of ovule in plants.

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Match column-I with column-II and select the correct option.
Column-I | Column-II | ||
a) | Megasporangium | i) | Accessory cells |
b) | Inner integument | ii) | Embryo sac |
c) | Antipodal | iii) | Ovule |
d) | Female gametophyte | iv) | Tegmen |

MEDIUM
In ovules, a single megaspore mother cell
(a) Is generally differentiated in the micropylar region
(b) Is derived from integument
(c) Contains dense cytoplasm and prominent nucleus

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Collar like outgrowth arising from the base of ovule and forming a sort of third integument is known as

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A typical angiospermous ovule is attached to the placenta by means of a stalk called X. Body of the ovule fuses with X in the region called Y. Identify X and Y.
X | y | |
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(i) | Funicle | Hilum |
(ii) | Hilum | Funicle |
(iii) | Funicle | Micropyle |
(iv) | Hilum | Chalaza |

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Match the columns, and select the correct option.
Column – I | Column – II |
(a) Hilum | (i) Parenchymatous tissue |
(b) Micropyle | (ii) Female gametophyte |
(c) Embryo sac | (iii) Junction between ovules and funicles |
(d) Nucellus | (iv) Small opening present at the tip of the ovule |

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Generally number of integuments in the ovule of angiosperms and gymnosperms is

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Starting from the innermost part, the correct sequence of parts in an ovule are

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With a neat, labelled diagram, describe the parts of a typical angiosperm ovule?

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Study the following table and choose the correct option.
Column-I | Column- II | ||
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(A) | Funiculus | (1) | Hilum |
(B) | Scar of ovule | (2) | Tegmen |
(C) | Zygote | (3) | Testa |
(D) | Inner integument | (4) | Stalk of seed |
(5) | Embryo |

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Match Column I with Column II and select the correct option from the given codes.
Column I | Column II | ||
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Funicle | Mass of parenchymatous cells | ||
Hilum | Basal part of ovule | ||
Integument | one of two protective layers of ovule | ||
Chalaza | Region where body of ovule fuses with funicle | ||
Nucellus | Stalk of ovule |

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The ovule that turns at more than 360° angle, so that funicle becomes coiled around the ovule, is found in

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Embryo sac is to ovule as ........... is to an anther.

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Ovule with funiculus lying close to micropyle is known as

