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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants : Class XII

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Seeds of Phoenix dactylifera were found at:

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  • Arctic Tundra
  • King Herod's palace
  • Himalayas
  • Amazon rainforest

Correct Option: B

Answer: King Herod's palace

Explanation: Phoenix dactylifera discovered during the archeological excavation at King Herod's palace near the Dead Sea.

Large trees like Ficus develop from:

[Sexual-Reproduction-in-Flowering-Plants] [class-xii]

  • Large seeds
  • Tiny seeds
  • Bulbs
  • Rhizomes

Correct Option: B

Answer: Tiny seeds

Explanation: Have you seen a tiny seed of Ficus? How large is the tree of Ficus developed from that tiny seed.

Apomixis produces seeds that are:

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  • Genetically variable
  • Clones
  • Sterile
  • Triploid

Correct Option: B

Answer: Clones

Explanation: Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction... there is no segregation of characters... (Implies cloning).

The filiform apparatus is present at the:

[Sexual-Reproduction-in-Flowering-Plants] [class-xii]

  • Chalazal end of antipodals
  • Micropylar tip of synergids
  • Central cell
  • Egg cell nucleus

Correct Option: B

Answer: Micropylar tip of synergids

Explanation: The synergids have special cellular thickenings at the micropylar tip called filiform apparatus.

The body of the ovule fuses with the funicle at:

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  • Micropyle
  • Chalaza
  • Hilum
  • Nucellus

Correct Option: C

Answer: Hilum

Explanation: The body of the ovule fuses with funicle in the region called hilum.

In which type of pollination do pollen grains come from the same flower?

[Sexual-Reproduction-in-Flowering-Plants] [class-xii]

  • Geitonogamy
  • Xenogamy
  • Autogamy
  • Hybridization

Correct Option: C

Answer: Autogamy

Explanation: Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same flower... (Autogamy).

Cleistogamous flowers are:

[Sexual-Reproduction-in-Flowering-Plants] [class-xii]

  • Always cross-pollinated
  • Invariably autogamous
  • Wind pollinated
  • Insect pollinated

Correct Option: B

Answer: Invariably autogamous

Explanation: Cleistogamous flowers are invariably autogamous as there is no chance of cross-pollen landing on the stigma.

Wind pollination requires pollen to be:

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  • Heavy and sticky
  • Light and non-sticky
  • Large and colorful
  • Rich in nectar

Correct Option: B

Answer: Light and non-sticky

Explanation: Wind pollination also requires that the pollen grains are light and non-sticky.

The tassels of a corn cob are:

[Sexual-Reproduction-in-Flowering-Plants] [class-xii]

  • Roots
  • Stigma and style
  • Leaves
  • Stamens

Correct Option: B

Answer: Stigma and style

Explanation: The ears you see are nothing but the stigma and style which wave in the wind to trap pollen grains.

Which of the following is a marine seagrass?

[Sexual-Reproduction-in-Flowering-Plants] [class-xii]

  • Vallisneria
  • Hydrilla
  • Zostera
  • Lotus

Correct Option: C

Answer: Zostera

Explanation: Several marine sea-grasses such as Zostera.

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