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प्रश्न
A capsicum flower has 240 ovules in its ovary. But, it produces a fruit with only 180 viable seeds.
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उत्तर
Ovules develop into viable seeds which are capable of germination under suitable environmental conditions. Viability is influenced by various conditions like humidity, temperature, and availability of oxygen. Viability can be lost due to:
(2) damage to the embryo
(3) denaturation of enzymes
(4) extremely high temperatures
(5) excessively dry weather
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the statement and answer the questions that follow.
A flower of brinjal has 520 ovules in its ovary. However, it produces a fruit with only 480 viable seeds.
(a) What could have prevented the rest of the 40 ovules from maturing into viable seeds? Explain giving a reason.
(b) Describe the development of a dicot embryo in a viable seed.
(c) Why certain angiospermic seed albuminous while others are exalbuminous? Explain.
A typical flower has ______ different kinds of whorl.
Place the following groups of plants in order, beginning with those that first appeared on the earth and progressing toward those that appeared most recently in time.
In angiosperms, the site of sexual reproduction is ______.
Axile placentation is observed in ______.
Which part of the flower is responsible for protecting the inner floral parts during the bud stage?
What is the floral envelope called when the calyx (sepals) and corolla (petals) cannot be differentiated from one another?
The swollen terminal part of the pedicel where all the floral whorls are arranged is known as __________.
Which of the following is considered an "essential whorl" of a flower?
The male reproductive unit of a flower, the androecium, is made up of individual members called ______.
