1) Flowers are modified

a) Reproductive roots
b) Reproductive shoots .
c) Reproductive leaves
d) Propagative nodes

2) The microsporangia develops hypdermally in anther from

a) Archesporial cells .
b) Parietal cells
c) Sporogenous cells
d) Connective cells

3) stomium is also called

a) Line of scarification
b) Line of rupturing
c) Line of defence
d) Line of dehiscence .

4) dicotyledonous plant bears flowers but never produces fruits and seeds.

a) plant is dioecious and bears only pistillate flowers

b) plant is dioecious and bears both pistillate and staminate flowers
c) plant is monoecious
d) plant is dioecious and bears only staminate flowers .

5) Which of the following structures are haploid in nature?

a) nucellus and antipodals

b) Microspore and antipodals
c) Egg cell and antipodals .
d) Egg and central cell
6) development of microsporangia is

a) Eusporangiate .
b) Diploidate
c) Haploidate
d) Progessive

7) microsporocytes develop an internal layer of

a) Cellulose
b) Callose
c) Pectin
d) Sporopollinin

8) male gametes are formed by the division of

a) microspore mother cell .

b) microspore
c) generative cell
d) vegetative cell

9) endothecium is also called

a) Vascular layer
b) Generative layer
c) Fibrous layer .
d) Vegetative layer

10) Filiform apparatus performs the function of

a) opening the pollen tube

b) guiding the pollen tube to egg .
c) entry of pollen tube into synergids
d) prevents growth of more than one pollen tube
11) A particular species of plant produces light, non-sticky pollen in large numbers and its
stigmas are long and feathery. These modifications facilitate pollination

a) insects
b) water
c) wind .
d) animals

12) A particular species of plant produces sticky pollen in pretty large numbers and its stigmas
are long and scented. These modifications facilitate pollination by

a) insects .
b) water
c) wind
d) animals

13) A particular species of plant produces light and spiny pollen, many in number and its stigmas
are long and wide. These modifications facilitate pollination by

a) insects
b) water
c) wind
d) animals .

14) opening in the pollen grain that is not covered with sporopollin is called

a) Germ pore .
b) Hilum
c) Microspore
d) None of the above

15) Function of germ pore is

a) emergence of radicle
b) absorption
c) growth of pollen tube .
d) release of male gamete
16) Endospermic seeds are found in

a) castor
b) barley
c) coconut
d) all of these .

17) Science of cultivation, breeding, marketing and arrangement of flowers is called

a) arboriculture
b) floriculture .
c) horticulture
d) anthology

18) Science of study of pollen grains produced by seed plants is called

a) arboriculture
b) pomology
c) palynology .
d) anthology

19) The innermost layer of anther is tapetum whose function is

a) dehiscence
b) mechanical
c) nutrition .
d) protection
20) meiotic divisions are required for the formation of 100 pollen grains

a) 100
b) 50
c) 25 .
d) 26
21) The part of gynoecium that determines the compatible nature of pollen is

a) stigma .
b) style
c) ovary
d) synergids

22) Pollen grains are stored in cryo banks under

a) -150 C
b) 30 C
c) - 196 C .
d) - 187 C

23) major contributor to pollen bronchial allergy

a) Horsegram grass
b) Carrot grass .
c) Lemon grass
d) Chrysanthemum grass

24) fertilisation the pollen tube of the pollen grain enters the embryo sac through

a) integument
b) nucellus
c) chalaza
d) micropyle .
25) 2 celled pollen grain is found in

a) 60% .
b) 50%
c) 70%
d) 40%
26) 3 celled pollen grains are found in

a) 60%
b) 50%
c) 70%
d) 40% .

27) vacuolate cytoplasm in tube cell is mostly rich in

a) Starch
b) Fat
c) Unsaturated fatty acids .
d) Saturated fatty acids

28) pollen grains are

a) Tricolpate .
b) Monocolpate
c) Dicolpate
d) None of the above

29) Pollen grains (dicots) usually have _______ germ pores

a) 4
b) 1
c) 3 .
d) 2
30) Pollenkit is made up of

a) Lipids
b) Carotenoids
c) Both
d) Carbs
31) exine is not made up of

a) Ektexine
b) Footine .
c) Sexine
d) Nexine

32) Pollen grains (monocots) usually have _______ germ pores

a) 4
b) 1.
c) 3.
d) 2

33) foot layer is present in

a) Foot
b) Intine
c) Exine .
d) Baculate layer

34) plant with pollinium

a) Calotropis .
b) Cuscuta
c) Raffeslia
d) Potato
35) Ubisch granules help in

a) Intine decomposition
b) Exine formation .
c) Intine formation
d) Exine decomposition
36) Tapetum is of two types, one of which is

a) Fibrous
b) Secretory .
c) Both
d) None

37) After fertilization ovule develops into:

a) Integument
b) Seed .
c) Embryo
d) Endosperm

38) In an ovule meiotic takes place in:

a) Nucellus
b) Megaspore mother cell .
c) Megaspore
d) Archesporium

39) All of the following structures are found in angiosperms except ?

a) Archegonium .
b) Pistil
c) Anther
d) Megagametophyte

40) A typical angiospermic embryo sac is usually:

a) One-celled
b) Two-celled
c) Five-celled
d) seven-celled