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प्रश्न
How do the insects help in cross-pollination?
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उत्तर
When an insect sits on a flower, the pollens from the anther stick to their wings. The same insect when sits on another flower, the pollens from its wings stick to the stigma of that flower thereby affecting pollination.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The anther contains ______.
What is the function of a flower?
Explain the term 'fertilisation'.
Which among the following statements are true for unisexual flowers?
(i) They possess both stamen and pistil
(ii) They possess either stamen or pistil
(iii) They exhibit cross pollination
(iv) Unisexual flower possessing only stamens cannot produce fruits
(a) (i) and (iv)
(b) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i), (iii) and (iv)
In the figure given alongside, the parts marked A, B and C are sequentially :
(a) cotyledon, plumule and radicle
(b) plumule, radicle and cotyledon
(c) plumule, cotyledon and radicle
(d) radicle, cotyledon and plumule
Multiple choice question. Tick (✓) the correct choice:
Unisexual flowers are found in
- mulberry
- mustard
- pea
- sunflower
Fill in the blank:
Seeds are formed from________.
Mention the function of Flower.
Mention the function of Anther.
What is cleistogamy? Write one advantage and one disadvantage of it, to the plant.
Find an odd one out.
Calyx : Sepals : : Corolla : ________________
Accessory whorls : Calyx and corolla : : essential whorls : ______________
Pollen tube reaches the embryo sac via style.
Where does the endothecium layer of anther lobes is present?
Which of the following are the chemical components of the wall of pollen tube?
Identify the female gametophyte in angiosperms.
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.
Consider the following three flowers namely X, Y and Z. Which flower(s) would develop into a fruit?
| Flower X | Flower Y | Flower Z |
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State the post-fertilisation changes that lead to fruit formation in plants.



