Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants


  1. Which one of the following pairs of plant structures has haploid number of chromosomes?









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    Egg nucleus and secondary nucleus has haploid number of chromosomes. While all other plant structures have diploid number of chromosomes.

    Correct Option: D

    Egg nucleus and secondary nucleus has haploid number of chromosomes. While all other plant structures have diploid number of chromosomes.


  1. Male gametes in angiosperms are formed by the division of









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    Generative cell which is a cell of the male gametophyte or pollen grain in seed plants that divides to give rise directly or indirectly two sperms.

    Correct Option: A

    Generative cell which is a cell of the male gametophyte or pollen grain in seed plants that divides to give rise directly or indirectly two sperms.



  1. Wind pollination is common in









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    Wind pollination is common in grasses. Grasses produce large amount of pollen which by the help of wind reach to opposite sex for reproduction.

    Correct Option: C

    Wind pollination is common in grasses. Grasses produce large amount of pollen which by the help of wind reach to opposite sex for reproduction.


  1. Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of another flower of the same plant is called









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    Geitonogamy is the process of transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of another flower of the same plant. Example, maize.

    Correct Option: B

    Geitonogamy is the process of transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of another flower of the same plant. Example, maize.



  1. Wind pollinated flowers are









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    Pollination by wind is called anemophily. Wind pollinated flowers are small in size, producing large number of dry pollen grains. Pollens are small, dry and light in weight. Grasses are anemophilous plants.

    Correct Option: B

    Pollination by wind is called anemophily. Wind pollinated flowers are small in size, producing large number of dry pollen grains. Pollens are small, dry and light in weight. Grasses are anemophilous plants.