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प्रश्न
Name the pollinating agent of a flowering plant with large and coloured flowers with sticky stigma. State one characteristic feature of the pollen grains produced in such flowers.
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उत्तर
Insect pollinated.
One characteristic feature of pollen grain - pollen kit, sticky pollen grains.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
As a senior biology student you have been asked to demonstrate to the students of secondary level in your school, the procedure(s) that shall ensure cross-pollination in a hermaphrodite flower. List the different steps that you would suggest and provide reasons for each one of them.
A flower of tomato plant following the process of sexual reproduction produces 200 viable seeds.
Answer the following questions giving reasons :
(a) What would have been the minimum number of ovules present in pre-pollinated pistil ?
(b) How many microscope mother cells would minimally be required to produce requisite number of pollen grains ?
(c) How many pollen grains must have minimally pollinated the carple ?
(d) How many male gametes would have used to produce these 200 viable seeds ?
(e) How many megaspore mother cells were required in this process ?
Name two characteristics of flowers in which pollination occur by wind.
What is meant by pollination?
Fill in the blank:
Male sex cells in plants are called _________.
A botanist studying Viola (common pansy) noticed that one of the two flower types withered and developed no further due to some unfavorable condition, but the other flower type on the same plant survived and it resulted in an assured seed set. Which of the following will be correct?
Consider the following statements depicting adaptation of flowers to carryout successful pollination.
- Stigma is long, sticky and unwettable.
- Sepals, petals or perianth (if present) have waxy coating.
- Stamens with long filament and versatile anthers.
- Tubular corolla is seen.
- Flowers are noctumal.
Which of the above statements clearly depict hydrophily?
Describe any three adaptations in hydrophilous flowers.
Mention any one example of the hydrophilous flower.
Give any four floral adaptations for chiropterophily.
