CPP

10th class REPRODUCTION IN PLANTS

`K KP / MYP C ENT RE
1. In rose, the most common method used to produce new plants is
(A) layering (B) tissue culture (C) cutting (D) none of the above
2. Embryo sac is found in
(A) endosperm (B) ovule (C) embryo (D) seed
3. Synergids are
(A) haploid (B) diploid (C) triploid (D) tetraploid
4. Syngamy refers to
(A) fusion of one of the sperms with secondary nucleus
(B) fusion of one of the sperms with the egg
(C) fusion of one of the sperms with the egg and other with the secondary nucleus
(D) fusion of one of the sperms with synergids
5. If both sepals and petals are coloured and cannot be distinguished, then their whorl is known as
(A) perianth (B) pericycle (C) calyx (D) corolla
6. Which of the following are non-essential parts of flower?
(A) calyx and gynoecium (B) calyx and corolla
(C) corolla and androecium (D) androecium and gynoecium
7. Which of the following is not a method of artificial vegetative propagation?
(A) cutting (B) layering (C) grafting (D) budding
8. In chrysanthemum vegetative propagation takes place by
(A) stolons (B) runners (C) offsets (D) suckers
9. Chromosome number is constant in all body cells except
(A) nucellus (B) integuments (C) endosperm (D) root tip
10. New characters seen in the offspring which are not present in either of the parents is due to
(A) same genetic material of the parents in the offspring
(B) vegetative reproduction
(C) recombination of chromosomes
(D) plant cuttings of a branch
11. In stem cuttings, a slanting cut is made in the stem
(A) below the node (B) above the node (C) on the node (D) across the node
12. The buds in bryophyllum are known as
(A) hypophyllous (B) periphyllous (C) epiphyllous (D) none of the above
13. The tissue enclosed inside the ovule is called
(A) chalaza (B) nucellus (C) micropyle (D) hilum
14. Stem cuttings are commonly used for propagation in
(A) rubber (B) sugarcane (C) mango (D) jasmine
15. Pollination is best defined as
(A) the transfer of pollen from anther to stigma (B) the germination of pollen grains
(C) the growth of pollen tube in the ovule (D) all the above
16. Double fertilisation means
(A) fusion of eggs and pollen nucleus of two pollen nuclei
(B) fusion of one male gamete with the egg and other with the secondary nucleus
(C) fusion of two eggs
(D) fusion of one male gamete with the egg and the other with synergids
17. The cushion like part in the ovary where ovules arise is called
(A) nucleus (B) chalaza (C) placenta (D) micropyle

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18. The vegetative reproduction in curry leaf plant is through
(A) stem (B) roots (C) leaves (D) grafting
19. Root part is represented in mature embryo by
(A) plumule (B) radicle (C) chalaza (D) cotyledon
20. Meiosis takes place in
(A) anther lobe (B) pollen mother cell (C) pollen grain (D) stamen
21. Binary fission is found in
(A) amoeba (B) paramecium (C) planaria (D) all of these
22. Natural parthenogenesis occurs in
(A) frog to form female (B) honeybee to produce drones
(C) cockroach (D) none of these
23. The part which is grafted on stalk of another tree is called
(A) graft (B) bud (C) scion (D) runner
24. Stem cuttings are commonly used for the propagation of
(A) banana (B) rose (C) mango (D) cotton
25. The group of crop plants which are vegetatively propagated is
(A) potato, papaya, banana (B) onion, coriander, lime
(C) ground nut, drumstick, cashew nut (D) sugarcane, tapioca, banana
26. In grafting the part having the strong root system is known as
(A) scion (B) stock (C) tuber (D) sucker
27. How many meiotic divisions are necessary to produce 100 pollen grains?
(A) 100 (B) 25 (C) 50 (D) 20
28. In plants meiosis occurs in
(A) anther (B) root tip (C) cambium (D) pollen grain
29. A typical angiospermic embryosac at maturity is eight nucleate and
(A) single celled (B) four celled (C) seven celled (D) eight celled
30. Double fertilization results in the production of
(A) haploid nucleus (B) diploid nucleus (C) triploid nucleus (D) tetraploid nucleus
31. In a mature embryosac the central cell is
(A) single nucleate (B) binucleate (C) four nucleate (D) eight nucleate
32. In angiosperm, triple fusion is necessary for the formation of
(A) seed coat (B) fruit wall (C) embryo (D) endosperm
33. Milky water of green coconut is
(A) liquid nucellus (B) liquid of female gametophyte
(C) liquid endosperm (D) liquid embryo
34. Formation of fruits without fertilization is known as
(A) parthenocarpy (B) parthenogenesis (C) polyembryony (D) polygamy
35. An example of a naturally occuring parthenocarpic fruit is
(A) Guava (B) Mango (C) banana (D) apple

KEY
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. C
11. A 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. B
21. D 22. B 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. B 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. C
31. B 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. C

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