NEET Botany Cell Cycle and Cell Division Mitosis MCQs

Statement 1: Offsets are a form of vegetative propagation.

Statement 2: Vegetative propagation is a type of asexual reproduction.

Choose the correct option:

What is the primary advantage of offset reproduction for a plant species?

Which of these is NOT an example of an offset?

The liquid endosperm inside a tender coconut is equivalent to:

Which part of the coconut develops into the edible coconut meat (copra) found in mature coconuts?

Assertion: The coconut water in a tender coconut is rich in nutrients.

Reason: It represents the free-nuclear endosperm which nourishes the developing embryo.

In the early stages of coconut development, the endosperm is primarily in which form?

Unlike the solid endosperm found in mature coconuts, the endosperm in a tender coconut is:

A student observes a plant cell at telophase that lacks a cell plate. This cell has double the chromosome number compared to other cells at telophase. What is the likely outcome of this observation?

During telophase, a plant cell is observed to have twice the number of chromosomes as other cells at the same stage. No cell plate is forming. This suggests a problem with which process, and what is the likely consequence?