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प्रश्न
What does germination mean?
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उत्तर १
Zygote utilizes food stored in endosperm of seed and a new plantlet is formed. This is called as seed germination.
उत्तर २
The process through which seeds develop into seedlings is known as germination.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Stigma | (a) Neuron |
| (ii) Pepsin | (b) Carpel |
| (iii) Dendrites | (c) Protein |
| (d) Stamen |
A student was asked to observe and identify the various parts of an embryo of a red kidney bean seed. He identified the parts and listed them as under:
I. Tegmen
II. Testa
III. Cotyledon
IV. Radicle
V. Plumule
The correctly identified parts among these are
(A) I, II and III
(B) II, III and IV
(C) III, IV and V
(D) I, III, IV and V
State significance of pollination.
Name the parts labelled as A, B, C and D in the diagram given below:

Mention the changes a flower undergoes after fertilisation.
The fusion of male and female gametes is termed as ______.
The process of fusion of the male and female gametes is called ______.
Name the male part of the flower.
What is the function of a flower?
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
The ovule becomes a .......... after fertilisation.
Explain the terms 'self pollination'
What is seed? What are the parts of a seed? Explain with the help of a labelled diagram.
Name the part of a seed which grows into shoot.
In tobacco plant, the male gametes have 24 chromosomes.
What is the number of chromosomes in the female gamete?
What changes take place in the flower after fertilisation which lead to the formation of seeds and fruit?
(a) Draw a neat diagram of a flower showing its various parts. In this diagram mark stem, receptacle, sepals, petals, stamen and carpel.
(b) What name is given to (i) all the petals of a flower, and (ii) all the sepals of a flower?
(c) What are (i) stamen, and (ii) carpel, in a flower?
(d) What is the other name of carpel of a flower?
(e) What is the name of yellow powdery substance present in the anther of a flower?
The length of pollen tube depends on the distance between :
(a) pollen grain and upper surface of stigma
(b) pollen grain on upper surface of stigma and ovule
(c) pollen grain in anther and upper surface of stigma
(d) upper surface of stigma and lower part of style
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)
The correct sequence of reproductive stages occurring in flowering plants is ______
Put a tick mark (✓) against the correct alternative in the following statement
Pollen is produced in the:
What is a flower ? Draw a neat labelled diagram showing the L.S. of a typical flower.
Find the odd-one out, giving reason:
Anther, pollen grain, ovule male gamete
Draw a diagram of the longitudinal section of a flower exhibiting germination of pollen on stigma and label (i) ovary, (ii) male germ-cell, (iii) female germ-cell and (iv) ovule on it.
A student is asked to study the different parts of an embryo of pea seeds. Given below are the essential steps for the experiment :
(I) Soak the pea seeds in plain water and keep them overnight.
(II) Cut open the soaked seed and observe its different parts.
(III) Take some pea seeds in a petri dish.
(IV) 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) III, I, IV, II
(B) III, IV, I, II
(C) III, I, II, IV
(D) III, II, I, IV
Draw a diagram of a pistil showing pollen tube growth into the ovule and label the following:
Pollen grain, male gamete, female gamete, ovary.
Sketch the labelled diagram.
Flower with its sexual reproductive organs.
Differentiate between self-pollination and cross-pollination.
__________ is present in unisexual flower.
Draw a neat and labelled diagram.
Double fertilization in angiosperms
Which among the following statements are true for unisexual flowers?
- They possess both stamen and pistil
- They possess either stamen or pistil
- They exhibit cross pollination
- Unisexual flowers possessing only stamens cannot produce fruits
Which among the following statements are true for sexual reproduction in flowering plants?
- It requires two types of gametes
- Fertilisation is a compulsory event
- It always results in formation of zygote
- Offspring formed are clones
Where is the zygote located in the flower after fertilization?
Trace the path a male gamete takes to fertilise a female gamete after being released from the penis.
Double fertilization is exhibited by ______
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.
Explain the post fertilization changes that occur in the ovary of a flower.
Given below is a diagram of a germinating seed. Label the parts that:
- gives rise to future shoot.
- gives rise to future root system.
- stores food.

