LO 6.

The diagram given below

Pollen Grain
Stamen, Microsporangium and where Pollen grains
depicts an anther with:
typical angiospermic anther is
1. Aeach lobe contains microsporangia.
(a) Dithecous, two Pollen
sacs
(b)Bilobed, four
(c) Monothecous, two
Line of
(d) Single lobed, four dehiscence
for the transverse section
2. Which of the following is true
angiosperms ?
of a typical microsporangium of four wall layers
(a) t is generally surrounded by tapetum
epidermis, endothecium, middle layers and of
three wall layers perform the function
(b) The outer anther
protection and help in dehiscence of
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Tapetum is the outermost layer Filament
cytoplasm and (stalk)
3. The cells of tapetum possessnucleus/nuclei.
generally have (a) Monothecous + bisporangiate condition
(a) Light, single (b) Dithecous + tetrasporangiate condition
(b) Light, two (c) Dithecous + bisporangiate condition
(c) Dense, single (a) Monothecous + tetrasporangiate condition
(d) Dense, multiple 7. Suppose in a flower of mustard, each microsporangium
4. Which of the following layers of an anther provides possess 20 pollen mother cells then, the total number of
nourishment to the pollens ? male gametes formed by this flower will be:
(a) Epidermis (a) 3840 (b) 480
(b) Endodhecium (c) 240 (d) 120
(c) Both (a) and (b) 8. How many male gametes can be produced by 4 pollen
(d) Tapetum -mother cells ?
5. Read the following statemnents : (a) 8 (b) 16
) Microspore tetrads possess tetraploid nucleus (c) 32 (d) 64
measuring
u) Sporogenous tissue occupies the centre of each 9. Pollen grains are generally
microsporangium about um in diameter :
(i) Cells of sporogenous tissue undergo meiosis (a) Elongated, 25-50
(iv) Each cell of the sporogenous tissue is a potential (b) Spherical, 250-1000
microspore mother cell or pollen mother cell (c) Elongated, 250-1000
(v) The process of formation of male gamete in (d) Spherical, 25-50
angiosperms is called microsporogenesis
Which of the above statements are correct ? 10. Sporopollenin :
intine
(a) (i), (ii) and (ii) (a) Is the major component of fungal origin enzymes the
degraded by few temperaturein
(b) (iv) and (v) (D) Can be increased
(c) (i) and (v) (c) Is highly sensitive to
() (ii), (iii) and (iv) environment alkali
acids and
(d) Can withstand strong
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Identify A, B, C, Dand Ein the
microsporangium. transverse section of a 14. How many pollen mother cells should
A
reduction division to produce 80 pollen grains ? underg 20.

(a) 20 (b) 32
(c) 16 (d) 8
B
15. Which option correctly defines the property
vegetative and generative cellof a pollen grain ?
C
Vegetative Cell Generative Cel1
(a) Small Big
D 21.
(b) Scanty food matter Abundant food matter
(c) Large with irregular Spindle shaped cell
shaped nucleus
(d) Floats in the cytoplasm of|Floats in the cytoplasm ci
generative cell vegetative cell
22
16. Which of the following is correct ?
(a) In about 60% of angiosperms, pollination occur at
A B D 3-celled stage
(a) Epidermis Middle layer EndotheciumPollenTapetum (b) In about 40% of angiosperms, pollination occur at
mother 2-celled stage
cell (c) Generative cell divides meiotically to form two
P
(b)Endothecium Epidermis Middle layer Pollen Tapetum male gametes
2
mother (d) In about 60%o of the angiosperms, pollination occur
cell when a pollen grain atleast forms a vegetative cel
(c) Epidermis Endothecium Middle layer Pollen Tapetum and a generative cell
mother 17. The vegetative cell (tube cell) and generative cell are oi
cell unequal sizes. This is because :
(d)Middle layer Endothecium Epidermis Pollen Tapetum (a) In future, vegetative cell will undergo mitosis
mother (b) In future, generative cell will undergo meiosis
cell
(c) The pollen cell which produces these cells form
12. Which of the following is wrong ? asymmetric spindle fibres during mitosis
(a) Germ pore of pollen lack sporopollenin
(d) Generative cell possess more cytoplasm tha:
vegetative cell
(b) Pollen grains are well preserved as fossils because
18. Parthenium or carrot grass came into India as a
of the presence of sporopollenin contaminant with imported and causes
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) The exine of pollen grains of different speceis (a) Rice, nausea
exhibit a fascinating array of same type of patterns
(b) Maize, pollen allergy
and designs
(c) Wheat, pollen allergy
13. The inner wall of the pollen grain : (d) Pulses, nausea
(a) Is a thin and continuous layer made up of 19. The development of male gametophyte in angiosperms
sporopollenin is :
(b) Possess germ pore
(a) Partly in-situ in anther and partly ex-situ on stigma
(c) Directdy covers the cytoplasm of pollen as the
cytoplasm of pollen grain is not surrounded by a (b) Fully in-situ in anther
plasma membrane (c) Fully ex-situon stigma
(d) Is pecto-cellulosic (d) Possible in-vitro only
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an In some cereals like rice and wheat, pollen
REPR0DUCTION IN FLO
viability within grains lose (c) Hilum is t
but in members of
Rosaceae,is
Leguminosae and Solanaceae, pollen viability seed
maintained for (d) All are con
(a) Months, years 26. An ovule gen
(b) Years, months (a) Amass of
(b) Asingle
(c) Months, 30 minutes (c) More ha
(d) 30 minutes, months (d) Three ir
21, Suppose in a flower of pea, each microsporangium 27. The embry
posess 20 pollen mother cells, then the total number of (a) Is diple
pollen produced in a flower will be : (b) Deger
(a) 800 (b) 2400
of
(c) Is a m
(c) 3200 (d) 40
(d) Is for
22. Callase : 28. The form
(a) Separates the four pollen from pollen tetrad called:
at (b) Is secreted by the innermost wall layer of (a) Meg
microsporangium (b) Mic
I at (c) Forms callus (c) Mi
() Both (a) and (b) (d) Me
two 29. Ovules
Pistil, Megasporangium (ovule) and Embryo Sac
(a) A