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प्रश्न
In tobacco plant, the male gametes have 24 chromosomes.
What is the number of chromosomes in the zygote?
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उत्तर
The zygote is formed by the fusion of a male and a female gamete. Therefore, the number of chromosomes in a zygote is twice as many as that of a gamete, i.e., 48.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
In the following diagram showing the structure of embryo of a dicot seed, what are the parts marked I, II and III sequentially?

A student while observing an embryo of a pea seed in the laboratory listed various parts of the embryo as given below:
Testa, Tegmen, Radicle, Plumule, Micropyle, Cotyledon.
On examining the list the teacher remarked that only three parts are correct. Select three correct parts from the above list:
(a) Testa, Radicle, Cotyleddon
(b) Tegmen, Radicle, Micropyle
(c) Cotyledon, Plumule, Testa
(d) Radicle, Cotyledon, Plumule
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
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
How does the process of fertilisation take place in flowers?
Where is the male gamete formed in flowering plants?
Fill in the following blank with suitable word :
Ovules contain ......... gametes of a plant.
Draw a neat sketch of the stamen of a flower. Mark in it filament and anther.
Which of the following is the correct sequence of events of sexual reproduction in a flower?
(a) pollination, fertilisation, seed, embryo
(b) seed, embryo, fertilisation, pollination
(c) pollination, fertilisation, embryo, seed
(d) embryo, seed, pollination, fertilisation
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)
In a bisexual flower, inspite of the young stamens being removed artificially, the flower produces fruit. Explain.
Draw a labelled diagram of a bisexual flower.
Draw a diagram of the longitudinal section of a flower and label the following parts.
Answer the following question.
List two agents of pollination?
Match the following
| 1. | Petal | Opuntia |
| 2. | Fern | Chrysanthemum |
| 3. | Phylloclade | Attracts insect |
| 4. | Hooks | Spore |
| 5. | Sucker | Bignonia |
The process of release of eggs from the ovary is called ______
Name the reproductive parts of an angiosperm. Where are these parts located? Explain the structure of its male reproductive part.
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.
Type of sexual reproduction is ______.
State the post-fertilisation changes that lead to fruit formation in plants.
