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प्रश्न
Distinguish between self-pollination and cross-pollination.
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उत्तर
In self-pollination, only one or two flowers borne on the same plant are involved, whereas in cross-pollination two flowers borne on two plants of same species are involved.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How does fertilisation occur in flowers? Name the parts of the flower that develop into (i) seed, and (ii) fruit after fertilisation.

(i) Name the part marked 'A' in the diagram.
(ii) How dose 'A' reachese part 'B'?
(iii) State the importance of the part 'C'.
(iv) What happens to the part marked 'D' after fertilisation is over?
A student has to perform the experiment "To identify the different parts of an embryo of a dicot seed." Select from the following an appropriate group of seeds:
(a) Pea, gram, wheat
(b) Red kidney bean, maize, gram
(c) Maize, wheat, red kidney bean
(d) Red kidney bean, pea, gram
State significance of pollination.
A student identified the various parts of an embryo of a gram seed and listed them as given below :
(I) Testa
(II) Plumule
(III) Radicle
(IV) Cotyledon
(V) Tegmen
Out of these the actual parts of the embryo are :
(A) I, II, III
(B) II, III, IV
(C) III, IV, V
(D) II, IV, V
Mention the changes a flower undergoes after fertilisation.
You are asked by your teacher to study the different parts of an embryo of a gram seed. Given below are the steps to be followed for the experiment:
I. Soak the gram seeds in plain water and keep them overnight.
II. Cut open a soaked seed and observe its different parts.
III. Take some dry gram seeds in a petri dish.
IV. Drain the excess water.
V. Cover the soaked seeds with a wet cotton cloth and leave them for a day.
The correct sequence of these steps is :
(A) III, I, V, IV, II
(B) III, I, II, IV, V
(C) III, IV, V, I, II
(D) III, I, IV, V, II
State the function of flowers in the flowering plants.
The anther contains ______.
A flower may have either male or female reproductive parts. Such a flower is called ______.
How does the process of fertilisation take place in flowers?
Where is the female gamete formed in flowering plants?
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
The term used to refer to the transfer of pollen from the stamen of one flower to the carpel of another flower of the same species is...........
How is the process of pollination different from fertilization?
Explain the term 'fertilisation'.
Name the part of a seed which contains stored food.
Describe the process of fertilisation in a flower with the help of labelled diagrams.
Draw a neat diagram of a flower showing its various parts. In this diagram mark stem, receptacle, sepals, petals, stamen and carpel.
Which of the following statements are true for sexual reproduction in flowering plants?
(i) it requires two types of gametes
(ii) fertilisation is a compulsory event
(iii) it always results in the formation of zygote
(iv) offsprings formed are clones
(a) (i) and (iv)
(b) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Multiple choice question. Tick (✓) the correct choice:
Unisexual flowers are found in
- mulberry
- mustard
- pea
- sunflower
Find the odd-one out, giving reason:
Anther, pollen grain, ovule male gamete
You have to perform the experiment, "To identify the different parts of an embryo of a gram seed." Describe the procedure that you would follow.
The students of a class were asked by the teacher to study the different parts of an embryo of an angiosperm. Given below are the essential steps for the experiment :
A. Soak the seeds in plain water and keep them overnight.
B. Cut open the soaked seed and observe its different parts.
C. Take some healthy seeds in a petri-dish.
D. Drain the excess water, cover the seeds with a wet cotton cloth and leave them as it is for a day.
The correct sequence of these steps is
(a) C, A, D, B
(b) C, D, A, B
(c) A, C, D, B
(d) A, C, B, D
“Cell division is a type of reproduction in unicellular organism.” Justify.
What is phototropism?
Describe an activity to demonstrate phototropism.
Find the odd one out:
Write the functions of sepals
Observe the figure below. Write functions of the labelled parts.

In which part of the flower germination of pollen grains takes place?
In which of the following manner the arrangement of megaspores in a tetrad is observed in angiosperms?
The ovule of an angiosperm is technically equivalent to ______
Antipodal cells are present towards the ______ in an anatropous ovule.
Length of pollen tube depends on the distance between ______
Complete the table
| Carly x | ______ | ______ |
| ______ | petal | attract insects |
| Androecium | ______ | Male reproductive part |
| ______ | ______ | Female reproductive part. |
What is the structural unit of sexual reproduction in plant?
In flowering plants, the pollen grains are transferred to stigma by pollination but the female germ cells are present in the ovary.
Explain with the help of a labelled diagram (only concerned parts), how the male germ cell reaches the ovary.
The number of pollen sacs in a dithecous anther is ______.
