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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants · Question 94

AIPMT 2011 (Prelims)MCQEasy📈 Topic in 38% papers+4−1
1

What would be the number of chromosomes of the aleurone cells of a plant with 42 chromosomes in its root tip cells?

  1. 42
  2. 63
  3. 84
  4. 21

Answer

(2) 63

Solution

Root tip cells are somatic (diploid) cells: 2n = 42

n = 21

As per NCERT, the endosperm develops from the primary endosperm nucleus formed by triple fusion, so it is triploid (3n). The aleurone layer is the outermost layer of the endosperm.

chromosomes in aleurone cells = 3n = 3 21 = 63

Answer: (2)

AIPMT 2011 (Prelims)

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2

Apomictic embryos in Citrus arise from

  1. synergids
  2. maternal sporophytic tissue in ovule
  3. antipodal cells
  4. diploid egg
AIPMT 2010 (Prelims)
3

Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of another flower of the same plant is called

  1. xenogamy
  2. geitonogamy
  3. karyogamy
  4. autogamy
AIPMT 2010 (Prelims)
4

Wind pollinated flowers are

  1. small, brightly coloured, producing large number of pollen grains
  2. small, producing large number of dry pollen grains
  3. large producing abundant nectar and pollen
  4. small, producing nectar and dry pollen
AIPMT 2010 (Prelims)
5

Which one of the following pairs of plant structures has haploid number of chromosomes?

  1. Nucellus and antipodal cells
  2. Egg nucleus and secondary nucleus
  3. Megaspore mother cell and antipodal cells
  4. Egg cell and antipodal cells
AIPMT 2008
6

What does the filiform apparatus do at the entrance into ovule?

  1. It brings about opening of the pollen tube.
  2. It guides pollen tube from a synergid to egg.
  3. It helps in the entry of pollen tube into a synergid.
  4. It prevents entry of more than one pollen tube into the embryo sac.
AIPMT 2008
7

Unisexuality of flowers prevents

  1. geitonogamy, but not xenogamy
  2. autogamy and geitonogamy
  3. autogamy, but not geitonogamy
  4. both geitonogamy and xenogamy
AIPMT 2008
8

Which one of the following is resistant to enzyme action?

  1. Pollen exine
  2. Leaf cuticle
  3. Cork
  4. Wood fibre
AIPMT 2008
9

Male gametes in angiosperms are formed by the division of

  1. generative cell
  2. vegetative cell
  3. microspore mother cell
  4. microspore
AIPMT 2007
10

Which one of the following is surrounded by a callose wall?

  1. Male gamete
  2. Egg
  3. Pollen grain
  4. Microspore mother cell
AIPMT 2007
11

Long filamentous threads protruding at the end of a young cob of maize are

  1. hairs
  2. anthers
  3. styles
  4. ovaries
AIPMT 2006

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