Sexual Reproduction in Plants

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Sexual Reproduction in Plants: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Anisogamy, Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants, Syngamy, Reproduction in Plants, Isogamy, and Oogamy.

Important Questions on Sexual Reproduction in Plants

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Spirogyra reproduces asexually through the process called conjugation.

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The sexual reproduction in Spirogyra occurs through a process called _____.

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Describe the process of conjugation in Spirogyra.

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Spirogyra reproduces sexually by a process called

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Which among the following reproduces by conjugation?

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What do you mean by anisogamy.

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The fusion between similar gametes is called _____ (allogamy/isogamy/anisogamy).

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The fusion between dissimilar gametes is called isogamy.

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The term syngamy is synonymous with fertilisation.

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Which of the following is the product of syngamy?

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Sexual reproduction in zygnematophycean algae, such as Spirogyra, involves an unusual process of “conjugation” in which _____ are transferred between filaments.

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Conjugation starts by formation of papilla.

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Conjugation of Spirogyra castanacea by incubating algal filaments on _____.

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The most common type of conjugation is scalariform conjugation.

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The conjugation tubes between the two algal filaments allow the contents of one cell to fuse with those of the other, forming _____.

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Oogonium is a diploid cell, with a nucleus containing two copies of each chromosome, called_____.

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Oogamy is the most advanced form of reproduction, with the egg cell or _____ retained and fertilized on the parent plant.

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Difference between oogamy and heterogamy?