Post-Fertilization Events in Plants

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Post-Fertilization Events in Plants: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Post-Fertilization Events in Plants, Embryo Development, Endosperm, Nuclear Endosperm, Cellular Endosperm, Helobial Endosperm, Dicot Embryo, Monocot Embryo, Seed of a Plant, Perisperm, and Seed Coat.

Important Questions on Post-Fertilization Events in Plants

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Seeds that possess a special food storage tissue called the endosperm are said to be:

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In the L.S. of an embryo of grass given below, identify the labels A and B.

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Which of the following are examples of parthenocarpy?

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In dicot plants, after triple fusion, the central cell and zygote would develop into, respectively

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Phoenix dactylifera is an example of -------------------------.

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Which part of embryo comes out first during seed germination?

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The plant part which consists of two generations one within the other, is

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Assertion : Endosperm is a nutritive tissue and it is triploid.

Reason : Endosperm is formed by fusion of secondary nucleus to second male gamete. It is used by developing embryo.

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A diploid female plant and a tetraploid male plant are crossed. The ploidy of endosperm shall be

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Identify the correct match for the Maize grain from the given options

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Perisperm present in the seeds of:

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Respiratory exchange in seeds occur through

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By hormone application it is possible to obtain seedless fruits. In which of the following it is undesirable to obtain seedless fruits

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Fill in the blanks and choose the correct option.

(i) ___A___ is the most common type of endosperm.

(ii) The epicotyl in embryonal axis terminates into __B__.

(iii) In the grass family, the remains of the second cotyledon are called __C__.

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Parthenocarpic fruits usually possess:

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Which pair of cells are haploid in nature:

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How many meiotic and mitotic divisions are required for the formation of male gametophyte from pollen mother cell?