A plant species exhibits cleistogamous flowers alongside chasmogamous flowers. What is the PRIMARY advantage conferred by the cleistogamous flowers?
Increased genetic diversity through cross-pollination
Assured seed set even in the absence of pollinators
Attraction of a wider range of pollinators
Production of larger and more nutritious seeds
Related Questions
Diadelphous stamens are found in which family of plants?
Fabaceae
Solanaceae
Liliaceae
Compositae
Placentation in Tomato and Lemon is
Parietal
Free Central
Marginal
Axile
The ovary is half inferior in:
Brinjal
Mustard
Sunflower
Plum
All of the following have half inferior ovary, except
Rose
Plum
Mustard
peach
The most common type of ovule in angiosperms is
Amphitropous
Atropous
Anatropous
Circinotropous
Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to Amentum?
The peduncle is fleshy and bears unisexual flowers and the flowers open in basipetal manner
The peduncle is condensed and bears bisexual flowers and the flowers open in a centripetal manner
The peduncle is weak, drooping and bear unisexual flowers and the flowers open in an acropetal manner
The peduncle grows indefinitely and bears bisexual flowers and flowers open in basipetal manner
Which of the following flower types is NOT associated with radial symmetry?
Chilli
Datura
Mustard
Pea
In a flower, the filament of the stamen supports the anther. To what structure is the proximal end of the filament directly connected?
Thalamus/Receptacle
Stigma
Style
Ovary
A flower with other floral parts arising from around the middle of the ovary is likely to have a/an _______ ovary.
Superior
Half-inferior
Inferior
Variable
Arrangement of petal and sepal with respect to each other is
Whorled or spiral
Opposite
Alternate
Basal
