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Important Questions on Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

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Match the following lists:

List I List II
A) Epidermis I) Thin walled cells
B) Tapetum II) One celled thick
C) Endothecium III) Inner most layer
D) Stomium IV) Fibrous thickening
  V) Meiosis

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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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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.

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Assertion (A): In some plants the generative cell divides and forms the two male gametes during pollen tube growth in stigma.

Reason(R): In plants which shed pollen in three cell stage, the pollen tube will have two male gametes from the beginning.

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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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Dichogamy and herkogamy are the important devices or modifications to prevent one of the following:
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Match the following lists.

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A) Animals attracted to flowers by I) Ophiophily
B) Beetles flies are attracted by II) Safe space to lay eggs by insects
C) Pollination by squirrels III) Colour
D) Pollination by snakes IV) Foul odours
E) Amorphophallus V) Therophily

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Assertion (A) : Sometimes Fig fruits are seen with eggs of the insects.
Reason (R) : In Fig plants, pollination takes place by Blastophaga.
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