Custom Practice Test 22 Feb
Custom Practice Test 22 Feb
8. In coconut:
3. Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that
mimics sexual reproduction. Which of the following I: The fruit is a drupe.
statements correctly describes apomixis? II: The white kerne is cellular endosperm.
1. It requires pollination but not fertilization 1. Only I is correct
2. It involves the formation of seeds without 2. Only II is correct
fertilization 3. Both I and II are correct
3. It results in genetically diverse seeds 4. Both I and II are incorrect
4. It relies on cross-pollination
9. Consider the given two statements regarding
4. Both autogamy and geitonogamy would be artificial hybridisation experiments carried out by
prevented in a: plant breeders:
1. Monoecious plant bearing unisexual flowers If the female parent bears bisexual
2. Dioecious plant bearing only male or female Statement flowers, removal of anthers from the
flowers I: flower bud before the anther dehisces
3. Monoecious plant with bisexual flowers using a pair of forceps is necessary.
4. Dioecious plant with bisexual flowers. If the female parent produces unisexual
Statement
flowers, there is no need for
5. Identify the correct statement: II:
emasculation.
Monocarpellary refers to a gynoecium with
1.
multiple pistils. 1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
Multicarpellary means that the gynoecium has a 2. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
2.
single pistil.
3. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
Syncarpous indicates that the pistils are fused
3. 4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
together.
Apocarpous describes pistils that are fused
4.
together.
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10. If an unreduced megaspore were to develop 15. Which is the most common type of embryo sac
into an embryo sac, the nuclei within such an in angiosperms?
embryo sac would be: 1. Tetrasporic with one mitotic stage of division
1. Haploid 2. Monosporic with three sequential mitotic
2. Diploid divisions
3. Monosporic with two sequential mitotic divisions
3. A few haploid and a few diploid
4. Bisporic with two sequential mitotic divisions
4. With varying ploidy
16. Regarding pollination:
Xenogamy is the only type which brings
11. Pollens that cause pollinosis [nasal allergy due
1. genetically different types of pollen grains to the
to pollen] are expected to belong to flowers that are stigma
pollinated by:
Majority of plants use abiotic agents for
1. Water 2. Wind 2.
pollination
3. Insects 4. Bats
3. All aquatic plants are pollinated by water
Geitonogamy is genetically similar to cross
4.
pollination
12. In corn seed, the radicle is enclosed in a
1. scutellum
2. coleorrhiza
17. Identify the correct statements:
3. aleurone
4. coleoptile The ovarian cavity inside the basal bulged part
I:
of the pistil is called as locule.
13. What is the correct meaning of perisperm? The placenta is located inside the ovarian
II:
Perisperm refers to the residual endosperm that cavity.
1. provides nutrients to the developing embryo in Arising from the placenta are the
III:
some seeds. megasporangia, commonly called ovules.
Perisperm is the part of the seed coat derived 1. Only I and II
2. 2. Only I and III
from the outer integument of the ovule.
Perisperm refers to the persistent nucellus that 3. Only II and III
3. remains in the seed and provides nourishment 4. I, II and III
to the developing embryo.
18. In papaya:
Perisperm is the secondary endosperm formed
4. both male and female flowers are present on the
after fertilization to support seed development. I:
same plant
II: autogamy is prevented, but not geitonogamy
14. In artificial hybridization experiments:
If the female parent bears bisexual flowers, 1. Only I is true 2. Only II is true
removal of anthers from the flower bud before 3. Both I and II are true 4. Both I and II are false
I:
the anther dehisces using a pair of forceps is
necessary.
If the female parent produces unisexual flowers,
II:
there is no need for emasculation.
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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19. Match each item in Column-I with one in 24. A collective term for the parts of a flower that
Column-II and select the correct match from the produce ovules and ultimately develop into the fruit
codes given: and seeds is:
Column-I Column-II 1. Pistil 2. Megasporophyll
A. Groundnut P. Lack endosperm 3. Gynoecium 4. Carpel
Endosperm persists in mature
B. Coconut Q.
seeds
Endosperm is completely 25. To sustain animal visits, the flowers have to
C. Orchids R. provide rewards to the animals.
consumed by developing embryo
Codes Nectar and pollen grains are the usual floral
A:
A B C rewards.
1. P Q R In some species floral rewards are in providing
B:
safe places to lay eggs.
2. R Q P
3. R P Q
1. Only A is correct 2. Only B is correct
4. P R Q
Both A and B are Both A and B are
3. 4.
correct incorrect
20. The layer in the wall of a microsporangium that
provides nourishment to the developing pollen
26. For the organisation of the typical female
grains is the:
gametophyte or embryo sac how many of the
1. Epidermis 2. Endodermis
nuclei are surrounded by cell walls and organised
3. Endothecium 4. Tapetum into cells:
1. 6 2. 7
3. 8 4. 4
21. The innermost layer of anther wall is
1. Endothecium and it provides nutrition to pollens
Tapetum and it nourishes the developing pollen 27. Why are pollen grains of angiosperms well-
2.
grains preserved as fossils?
3. Nucellus and it forms microspores Because the exine layer of pollen grains is made
Endothecium and it helps in dehiscence of 1. of cellulose, which resists degradation by
4.
anther environmental factors.
Because the exine is composed of
sporopollenin, a highly resistant organic material
22. It is possible to store pollen grains of a large
2.
that can withstand high temperatures, strong
number of species for years in liquid nitrogen at: acids, alkali, and enzymatic degradation.
1. 4° C 2. 0° C Because the germ pores in the exine allow easy
3. –100°C 4. –196° C 3. fossilization of pollen grains by facilitating
mineral deposition.
Because the exine layer is completely absent,
23. The arrangement of nuclei in a normal dicot 4. making the pollen grains resistant to
embryo sac is: environmental degradation.
1. 3 + 3 +2 2. 2 + 4 + 2
3. 3 + 2 + 3 4. 3 + 3 + 3
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28. Consider the given two statements: 31. What is the meaning of parthenocarpy, and how
Assertion (A): Seed is the basis of our agriculture. is it applied in horticulture?
Seeds are normally the products of Parthenocarpy refers to the development of
Reason (R): sexual reproduction in 1. flowers without pollination, and it is used in
angiosperms. horticulture to enhance flowering in ornamental
plants.
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) explains (A) Parthenocarpy refers to the growth of seeds
Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) does not 2. without fruits, and it is applied in horticulture to
2. increase seed production in crops.
explain (A)
3. (A) is True but (R) is False Parthenocarpy refers to the development of
fruits without fertilization, and it is used in
4. (A) is False but (R) is True 3.
horticulture to produce seedless fruits like
bananas and grapes.
Parthenocarpy refers to the fertilization of
29. The free-nuclear stage of endosperm
4. ovules without pollen, and it is used in
development is characterized by:
horticulture to improve fruit size and quality.
Successive nuclear divisions without cell wall
1.
formation
2. Cell wall formation followed by nuclear divisions 32. Double fertilization in angiosperms refers to:
3. Simultaneous nuclear and cell wall divisions fertilization of two polar nuclei by a male
4. No nuclear or cell wall divisions 1.
gamete
2. syngamy and triple fusion
entry of pollen tube in the embryo sac through
30. The genetic mechanism, that prevents self 3.
one of the two synergids
pollen (from the same flower or other flowers of the
formation of a zygote with double the number of
same plant) from fertilising the ovules by inhibiting 4.
chromosomes than the male gamete
pollen germination or pollen tube growth in the
pistil, is called as
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34. An endosperm cell of an angiosperm is found 39. Consider the given two statements:
to have 30 chromosomes. What would be the Pollen exine is preserved in fossil
Assertion(A):
chromosome number in the root cell of this records.
angiosperm? Pollen exine is composed of highly
1. 5 2. 10 Reason(R):
resistant sporopollenin.
3. 20 4. 15
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) explains (A)
Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) does not
35. In what way is the pollination mechanism in 2.
explain (A)
Yucca species an example of a highly specialized
3. (A) is True but (R) is False
pollination strategy?
4. (A) is False but (R) is True
The flowers of Yucca can only be pollinated by
1. one specific moth species, which also lays eggs
in the ovary.
40. Which of the following is the correct sequence
Yucca species rely on wind for pollination but
2. of events in a pollen sac?
produce sticky pollen grains to ensure efficiency.
sporangia → meiosis → two haploid cells →
3. →
The flowers of Yucca attract multiple pollinators, 1. meiosis two pollen grains per cell
ensuring higher rates of fertilization.
→
pollen grain meiosis → two generative cells
→
The pollination of Yucca depends entirely on 2. two tube cells per pollen grain
4. water currents, which transport pollen to
two haploid cells → →
meiosis generative cell
submerged flowers. 3.
→ →
tube cell-fertilization pollen grain
microsporocyte → →
meiosis microspores →
36. Dioecy condition in flowering plants prevents:
4.
→
mitosis two haploid cells per pollen grain
1. autogamy but not geitonogamy and xenogamy
2. autogamy and geitonogamy but not xenogamy
3. xenogamy and geitonogamy but not autogamy 41. Pollen grain intine:
3. autogamy, geitonogamy and xenogamy I: is the inner wall
II: is composed of sporopollenin
37. There are many ovules in the ovary in all the III: has prominent apertures
following angiosperms, except: 1. Only I is correct 2. Only I and III are correct
1. orchids 2. paddy 3. Only II is correct 4. I, II, III are incorrect
3. papaya 4. water melon
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42. Consider the given statements regarding 45. Which cells of an embryo sac degenerate after
pollination in angiosperms: fertilisation?
Autogamy involves the transfer of 1. Synergids and primary endosperm cell
Statement A: pollen grains from the anther to the 2. Synergids and antipodals
stigma of the same flower. 3. Antipodals and primary endosperm cell
Geitonogamy is a type of pollination 4. Egg and antipodals.
Statement B: where pollen grains are transferred
between flowers of the same plant. 46. What is the significance of the filiform
apparatus in the synergids of the embryo sac?
Xenogamy involves the transfer of
1. It aids in the entry of pollen tubes
pollen grains from the flower of one
Statement C: 2. It nourishes the developing embryo
plant to the stigma of another plant
3. It provides structural support
of the same species.
4. It assists in meiosis
Statement A is correct, Statement B is correct, 47. Which statement about the viability of pollen
1.
Statement C is correct grains is correct?
Statement A is incorrect, Statement B is correct, Pollen grains are viable for several weeks after
2. 1.
Statement C is correct release.
Statement A is correct, Statement B is incorrect, Pollen grains lose their viability within 30
3. 2.
Statement C is correct minutes of release.
Statement A is correct, Statement B is correct, The viability of pollen grains varies among
4.
Statement C is incorrect 3. species, ranging from a few minutes to several
months.
All pollen grains remain viable indefinitely when
43. What is the typical ploidy of the functional 4. stored at room temperature.
megaspore in flowering plants?
1. Haploid
2. Diploid
48. There is a characteristic distribution of the cells
3. Triploid
within the embryo sac.
4. Tetraploid
Three cells are grouped together at the chalazal
a:
end and constitute the egg apparatus.
44.
Wind pollinated plants produce The egg apparatus, in turn, consists of one
b:
Assertion (A): large quantities of lightweight
synergid and two egg cells.
pollen. The synergids have special cellular thickenings
c:
Wind dispersal is random and the at the chalazal tip called filiform apparatus.
Reason (R): likelihood of one pollen grain 1. Only b is correct
landing on another flower is small. 2. Only c is correct
3. Only a and c are correct
4. a, b and c are incorrect
Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly
1.
explains (A)
49. Chasmogamous flowers can undergo
Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not autogamy, provided:
2.
correctly explain (A) 1. Pollen matures before maturity of ovule
3. (A) is True, (R) is False 2. Ovules mature before maturity of pollen
4. (A) is False, (R) is True 3. Both pollen and ovules mature simultaneously
4. Both anther and stigma are of different lengths
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50. Occasionally, in some seeds such as black 56. In which of the following seeds is the residual
pepper and beet, remnants of nucellus are also nucellus persistent, forming the perisperm?
persistent. This residual, persistent nucellus is the: 1. Wheat
1. endosperm 2. perisperm 2. Rice
3. pericarp 4. periderm 3. Castor
4. Black pepper
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61. All the following plants are pollinated by water 66. Consider the given two statements:
except: Pollination by water is quite rare in
1. Vallisneria Statement I: flowering plants, limited to about 30
2. Hydrilla genera, mostly monocotyledons.
3. Zostera Water is a regular mode of transport
4. Eicchornia for the male gametes among the
Statement II:
lower plant groups such as algae,
62. Consider the given two statements: bryophytes and pteridophytes.
Assertion: Often flowers of animal-pollinated plants
are specifically adapted for a particular species of
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
animal.
Reason: Plants were already widespread on land 2. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
when animals invaded land. 3. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is
1. 4.
explains Assertion incorrect
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason
2.
does not explain Assertion
3. Assertion is true but Reason is false 67. Consider the two given statements:
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69. Identify the incorrect statement about a typical 73. Match the structural components of an ovule
microsporangium: with their correct function.
In a transverse section, a typical Ovule
Function
microsporangium appears near circular and is Part
1.
surrounded by four wall layers: the epidermis, Acts as a nutritive tissue for the
endothecium, middle layers, and the tapetum. A. Funicle 1.
embryo sac.
The innermost wall layer, the tapetum, nourishes The region where the ovule is
the developing pollen grains and possesses B. Hilum 2.
2. attached to the funicle.
dense cytoplasm and often more than one A channel facilitating pollen tube
nucleus. C. Nucellus 3.
entry.
The function of the outer three wall layers The stalk connecting the ovule to
3. includes protection and aiding in the dehiscence D. Micropyle 4.
the placenta.
of anther to release pollen.
1. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
The outer three wall layers of the 2. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
4. microsporangium function solely for 3. A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
nourishment of the developing pollen grains. 4. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
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78. Persistent nucellus in the seed is known as: 83. Due to abnormal development, an embryo sac
1. Tegmen 2. Chalaza is formed and the synergids are missing. This can
3. Perisperm 4. Hilum affect the process of fertilization:
1. The pollen tube will be unable to form.
The pollen tube will form but will not be guided
2.
79. Zea mays have 20 chromosomes in its somatic toward the egg.
cell. The number of chromosomes in its Fertilization will not occur because the synergid
3.
endosperm will be: is the egg.
1. 10 2. 20 Fertilization will occur but the embryo will not be
4.
3. 30 4. 40 able to grow.
80. The major drawback of continued self- 84. The cells of the endosperm are filled with
pollination in flowering plants is: reserve food materials and are used for the
The potential for inbreeding depression due to nutrition of developing embryo is generally a ______
1. in angiosperms.
reduced genetic diversity
2. The need for elaborate outbreeding devices 1. Triploid tissue
2. Diploid tissue
3. The necessity for biotic pollinators
3. Haploid tissue
The production of fewer seeds compared to 4. Hexaploid tissue
4.
cross-pollination
85. The number of ovules in an ovary is one in all
the following angiosperms except:
81. Pollen tube, after reaching the ovary, enters the
1. wheat
ovule through _______ and then enters one of the 2. paddy
_____________ through filiform apparatus. 3. papaya
1. Chalaza; Synergids 2. Micropyle; Antipodals 4. mango
3. Micropyle; Synergids 4. Chalaza; Antipodals
86. Following compatible pollination:
the pollen germinates on the stigma to produce
82. Polyembryony in mango is due to: I: a pollen tube through one of the germ pores
1. The formation of multiple zygotes present in the pollen intine.
The development of additional embryos from the contents of the pollen grain move into the
2. II:
the integument pollen tube.
The development of embryos from somatic cells III: pollen tube grows through the tissues of the
3. stigma and style and reaches the ovary.
of the ovule
Fertilization of multiple ovules within the same if pollen grains are shed at two-celled condition
4. the generative cell divides and forms the two
ovary IV:
male gametes during the growth of pollen tube
in the stigma.
1. Only I, II and III are correct
2. Only I, III and IV are correct
3. Only II, III and IV are correct
4. I, II, III and IV are correct
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89. At which end of the embryo sac are the cells
that form the egg apparatus in the embryo sac
located?
1. Chalazal end 2. Micropylar end
3. Central cell 4. Funicular end
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