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प्रश्न
What is pollination?
What is meant by pollination?
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उत्तर
Pollination is the transfer of pollen grains from the male part of a flower, the anther, to the female part, the stigma. This process is crucial for fertilization, leading to the development of seeds and fruits and ensuring the plant species survival.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the parts A, B and C shown in the diagram and write their functions.

Sketch the reproductive parts of a flower.
How does the process of fertilisation take place in flowers?
The reproductive part of a plant is the ______.
What are the reproductive organs in a flower?
Where is the female gamete formed in flowering plants?
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
The name of the structure in the flower in which the male gamete is formed is...........
In tobacco plant, the male gametes have 24 chromosomes.
What is the number of chromosomes in the female gamete?
What is meant by 'unisexual flowers' and 'bisexual flowers'? Give two examples of each.
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)
Put a tick mark (✓) against the correct alternative in the following statement
Reproductive whorls of a flower are:
Fill in the blanks:
A stamen consists of ______ and ________.
Find the odd-one out, giving reason:
Anther, pollen grain, ovule male gamete
Mention the function of Flower.
Mention the function of Anther.
Give one example each of unisexual and bisexual flowers. Differentiate between the two types of pollination that occur in flowers. What happens when a pollen lands on a suitable stigma? Write about the events that occur till the seed formation in the ovary.
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.
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 the longitudinal section of a flower and label on it sepal, petal, ovary and stigma.
Describe an activity to demonstrate phototropism.
Which of the following is not an unisexual flower?
a) Coconut
b) Papaya
c) Gulmohor
d) Maize
Explain sexual reproduction in plants.
Answer the following question.
How does suitable pollination lead to fertilization?
What is cleistogamy? Write one advantage and one disadvantage of it, to the plant.
Define.
Inflorescence
Give scientific reason.
Flower is a structural unit of sexual reproduction in plants.
Give scientific reason.
Fertilization in plants is called double fertilization.
Distinguish between self-pollination and cross-pollination.
Draw a neat and labelled diagram.
Double fertilization in angiosperms
Where does the endothecium layer of anther lobes is present?
Which type of development is observed in male gametophytes of plants?
The 3-celled egg apparatus at the micropylar end comprises of ______
Identify the female gametophyte in angiosperms.
What would be the number of chromosomes in the cells of the aleurone layer in a plant species with 8 chromosomes in its synergids?
Length of pollen tube depends on the distance between ______
Complete the table
| Carly x | ______ | ______ |
| ______ | petal | attract insects |
| Androecium | ______ | Male reproductive part |
| ______ | ______ | Female reproductive part. |
In a bisexual flower inspite of the young stamens being removed artificially, the flower produces fruit. Provide a suitable explanation for the above situation.
Is the chromosome number of zygote, embryonal cells and adult of a particular organism always constant? How is the constancy maintained in these three stages?
State the number of sets of chromosomes present in a zygote.
Double fertilization means ______.
Sketch and label the essential and accessory whorls of flower.
In a plant flower the female whorl is ______.
What is the function of calyx?
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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