Seed and Fruit Formation
Seed and Fruit Formation: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Fruit, Parthenocarpy, Types of Fruit, Dormancy, False Fruit, Perisperm, Albuminous Seed, Seed Coat, True Fruit, Non Albuminous Seed, Seed of a Plant and, Advantages of Seed
Important Questions on Seed and Fruit Formation
Seeds that possess a special food storage tissue called the endosperm are said to be:
Perisperm is
What is seed coat? How does it important?
How seedless fruits are formed? Give examples of naturally developing seedless fruits.
Jack fruit develops from the thalamus.
Distinguish between the true and false fruits.
Mango is an example of true fruits that develops from _____ (ovule/ovary).
Answer the question in brief
(vii) Why are mango and coconut called as 'drupe' type of fruits?
The longest viable seeds are noticed in Lupinus arcticus or Phoenix dactylifera?
Identify the correct match for the Maize grain from the given options
The plant whose seed has remained viable after 2000 years is
Name two methods used to test viability of seeds.
Quiescence in the seeds can be removed by
The seeds protect the embryo from the harsh environmental conditions.
What is the meaning of seed viability?
When fruit develops from the ovary, it is called true fruit.
Name the outermost layer of the seed coat.
Name the process by which seedless fruit is formed without fertilization.
What are endospermic and nonendospermic seeds? Give one example of each.
Give one example of each dicot endospermic and non-endospermic seeds.
