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Explain the following terms : False fruit ,True fruit, Parthenocarpic fruit, Apomixis, Polyembryony,.

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Explain the following terms : Non-albuminous, Albuminous, Perisperm, Pericarp, seed dormancy.

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Describe the development of male gametophyte in angiosperms.

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Trace the development of a mature female gametophyte from a megaspore mother cell.

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Explain the pollen pistil interaction with a sketch showing entry of pollen tube into a synergid.

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What are the characteristics of wind ,water and insect pollinated flowers ?

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Continued self-pollination result in inbreeding depression.What are the out breeding devices developed in flowering plants to discourage self-pollination? Which type of pollination seen in Papaya ?

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Draw an embryo sac of flowering plants and label the parts: a. Which guides the entry of the pollen tube? b. Which develops into endosperm c. Which develops with male gamete to form the zygote? d. What will be the fate of antipodal cells after fertilization? e. Name the cell that develops into an embryo sac. f. How many embryo sacs are formed from one megaspore mother cell.

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Draw a well-labelled diagram of the L.S of embryo of grasses. How does it differ from that of bean.

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Represent diagrammatically the formation of an embryo sac from a megaspore mother cell.

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“Dehydration of seed increases their shelf life” – Explain Cleistogamous flowers are strictly self pollinating,” Explain. What is the disadvantage of this phenomenon?

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A student wants to know the ploidy of coconut. After studying its different parts he inferred the ploidy of the following parts. Check whether the student is correct. a. Water inside the fruit - n b. White Kernal - 2n c. Seed coat - n d. Embryo - 3n e. Tepal - 2n

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Define triple fusion. What is the product of this process ? What does the product develop into ?

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Generally nucellus does not persist in mature seeds. Cite two examples which show persistence of nucellus in the seed and what name is given to the persistent nucellulus ?

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What do you means by seed dormancy ? What is its significance ?

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What are advantages of seeds to Angiosperms ?

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Explain free nuclear endosperm development.

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What is pollination and explain its types ?

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Explain double fertilization schematically.

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Explain the structure of pollen grain.

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Explain the structure of microsporangium.

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Differentiate between microsporogenesis and megasporogenesis. What type of cell divisions occur in these ? Name the two structures formed at the end of these two events.

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Continued self pollination leads to inbreeding depression. List three devices which flowering plants have developed to discourage self pollination.

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How is pollination effected in Vallisneria ?

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Differentiate between monoecious and dioecious plants, with an example for each.

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Enumerate the steps in artificial hybridisation.

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Trace the development of the mature ovule from a megaspore mother cell.

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Explain the phenomenon of double fertilization in angiospermic plants.

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List any three mechanisms plants follow to overcome inbreeding depression.

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"Apomictic genes are trying to be inserted in hybrid varieties". Explain.

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Pollination and seed formation are very crucial for fruit formation. How will you explain this statement ?

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What is the fate of the following in the development of fruit and seed ?

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If one can induce parthenocarpy through the application of phytohormones, which fruit would you select to induce parthenocarpy and why ?

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How does the flower of maize and cannabis are pollinated ? What are the features found in these flowers for such type of pollination ?

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Your friend would like to cross-pollinate the bisexual flower. How can you guide him to be successful in his experiment ?

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What will be the fate of ovule if the synergids are absent in the embryo sac ?

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Why do you think that the zygote is dormant for some time in a fertilized ovule ?

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How long do the seeds remain alive after they are dispersed ?

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What are the stages of embryogeny in a Dicotyledonous embryo ?

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How does geitonogamy differ from xenogamy in plants ?

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Why is the process of fertilization in flowering plant referred to as double fertilization ? Explain.

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How many haploid nuclei and haploid cells are present in the female gametophyte of angiosperm ?

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What are the effects of pollen in some people and how are the pollen grains are being used as food supplements ?

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How could pollen grains be well preserved as fossils ?

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Of the eight nuclei of the embryo sac in flowering plants three are at the micropylar end. How many are there at the chalazal end and how many nuclei located in the central cell ?

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Identify the given figure and label the parts.

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In what ways does the study of pollination enrich our understanding of Biology and enable us to apply it for increasing crop productivity ?

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If a certain plant when introduced into a new environment neither produces seeds nor does it respond to vegetative propagation. Hoe can more plants be produced ?

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Observe the following diagram and answer the questions given at the end

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How would you explain seed set in papaya in the absence of male plant in close vicinity of a female plant ?

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