Post-Fertilization Events in Plants
Post-Fertilization Events in Plants: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Fruit, Endosperm, Embryo Development, Parthenocarpy, Dormancy, Perisperm, Albuminous Seed, Dicot Embryo, Seed Coat, Monocot Embryo, Helobial Endosperm, Nuclear Endosperm, Cellular Endosperm and, Non Albuminous Seed
Important Questions on Post-Fertilization Events in Plants
Seeds that possess a special food storage tissue called the endosperm are said to be:
In the L.S. of an embryo of grass given below, identify the labels A and B.
Which of the following are examples of parthenocarpy?
In dicot plants, after triple fusion, the central cell and zygote would develop into, respectively
Phoenix dactylifera is an example of -------------------------.
Which part of embryo comes out first during seed germination?
The plant part which consists of two generations one within the other, is
Assertion : Endosperm is a nutritive tissue and it is triploid.
Reason : Endosperm is formed by fusion of secondary nucleus to second male gamete. It is used by developing embryo.
In angiosperm, the endosperm is
Perisperm is
Parthenogenesis is
A diploid female plant and a tetraploid male plant are crossed. The ploidy of endosperm shall be
Identify the correct match for the Maize grain from the given options
Perisperm present in the seeds of:
Fill in the blanks and choose the correct option.
(i) ___A___ is the most common type of endosperm.
(ii) The epicotyl in embryonal axis terminates into __B__.
(iii) In the grass family, the remains of the second cotyledon are called __C__.
Parthenocarpic fruits usually possess:
Testa and Tegmen of the seed coat represent
Which pair of cells are haploid in nature:
How many meiotic and mitotic divisions are required for the formation of male gametophyte from pollen mother cell?
Assertion (A): Unlike coconut, groundnut consume endosperm completely during embryo development
Reason (R): Though the embryogeny is similar in groundnut and coconut, perisperm is seen in coconut
