Q1. The anther wall consists of four wall layers where

• A) tapetum lies just inner to endothecium
• B) middle layers lie between endothecium and tapetum
• C) endothecium lies inner to middle layers
• D) tapetum lies next to epidermis

Q2. Anther is generally

• A) monosporangiate
• B) bisporangiate
• C) tetrasporangiate
• D) trisporangiate.

Q3. The stamens represent

• A) microsporangia
• B) male gametophyte
• C) male gametes
• D) microsporophylls.

Q4. Nonessential floral organs in a flower are

• A) sepals and petals
• B) anther and ovary
• C) stigma and filament
• D) petals only.

Q5. Science of cultivation, breeding, marketing and arrangement of flowers is called

• A) arboriculture
• B) floriculture
• C) horticulture
• D) anthology

Q6. From among the sets of terms given below, identify those that are associated with the gynoecium

• A) Stigma, ovule, embryo sac, placenta
• B) Thalamus, pistil, style, ovule
• C) Ovule, ovary, embryo sac, tapetum
• D) Ovule, stamen, ovary, embryo sac

Q7. During microsporogenesis, meiosis occurs in

• A) endothecium
• B) microspore mother cells
• C) microspore tetrads
• D) pollen grains

Q8. The outermost and innermost wall layers of microsporangium in an anther are respectively

• A) endothecium and tapetum
• B) epidermis and endodermis
• C) epidermis and middle layer
• D) epidermis and tapetum.

Q9. Embryo sac is to ovule as _______ is to an anther.

• A) Stamen
• B) filament
• C) pollen grain
• D) androecium

Q10. An embryo may sometimes develop from any cell of embryo sac other than egg. It is termed as

• A) apospory
• B) apogamy
• C) parthenogenesis
• D) parthenocarpy

Q11. Polyembryony commonly occurs in

• A) banana
• B) tomato
• C) Potato
• D) Citrus

Q12. Indentify the wrong statement regarding post-fertilisation development

• A) The ovary wall develops into pericarp.
• B) The outer integument of ovule develops into tegmen
• C) The fusion nucleus (triple nucleus) develops into endosperm.
• D) The ovule develops into seed.

Q13. Persistent nucellus is called as _______ and is found in _______.

• A) perisperm, black pepper
• B) perisperm, groundnut
• C) endosperm, black pepper
• D) endosperm groundnut

Q14. In albuminous seeds, food is stored in _______ and in non albuminous seeds, it is stored in _______

• A) endosperm, cotyledons
• B) cotyledons, endosperm
• C) nucellus, cotyledons
• D) endosperm, radicle

Q15. Endospermic seeds are found in

• A) castor
• B) barley
• C) Coconut
• D) All of these

Q16. Spiny or sticky pollen grains and large, attractively coloured flowers are associated with

• A) hydrophily
• B) entomophily
• C) ornithophily
• D) anemophily

Q17. Which of the following is not a water pollinated plant ?

• A) Zostera
• B) Vallisneria
• C) Hydrilla
• D) Cannabis

Q18. Plants with ovaries having only one or a few ovules are generally pollinated by

• A) bees
• B) Butterflies
• C) birds
• D) Wind

Q19. Feathery stigma occurs in

• A) pea
• B) wheat
• C) Datura
• D) Caesalpinia

Q20. Male and female flowers are present on different plants (dioecious) to ensure xenogamy, in

• A) papaya
• B) bottle gourd
• C) maize
• D) all of these.

Q21. Even in absence of pollinating agents seed-setting is assured in

• A) Commelina
• B) Zostera
• C) Salvia
• D) Fig

Q22. Both chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers are present in

• A) Helianthus
• B) Commelina
• C) Rosa
• D) Gossypium

Q23. Polygonum type of embryo sac is

• A) 8 – nucleate, 7 – celled
• B) 8 – nucleate, 8 – celled
• C) 7 – nucleate, 7 – celled
• D) 4 – nucleate, 3 – celled

Q24. The female gametophyte of a typical dicot at the time of fertilisation is

• A) 8 – celled
• B) 7 – celled
• C) 6 – celled
• D) 5 – celled

Q25. What is the function of filiform apparatus in an angiospermic embryo sac?

• A) Brings about opening of the pollen tube
• B) Guides the pollen tube into a synergid
• C) Prevents entry of more than one pollen tube into a synergid
• D) None of these