In a species exhibiting pseudogamy, the pollen is essential for:
Embryo development
Endosperm development
Seed coat formation
Fruit development
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The phenomenon where a seed develops without fertilization is known as:
Parthenogenesis
Polyembryony
Apomixis
Parthenocarpy
Type of cell division takes place in apomixes is
Reductional
Meiosis
Both (a) and (b)
Mitosis
The fusion of male and female pronuclei of the gametes is called
Fertilization
Conjugation
Amphimixis
Panmixis
Why sometimes, even diploid offspring is produced through parthenogenesis?
When offspring is produced without fertilization of diploid egg cell
When offspring is produced through fertilization of diploid egg cell
When offspring is produced without fertilization of haploid egg cell
When offspring is produced through fertilization of haploid egg cell
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of apomixis in agriculture?
Preservation of desirable traits
Rapid multiplication of superior genotypes
Elimination of the need for pollination
Increased genetic diversity
Identify the INCORRECT statement regarding adventive embryony:
It involves the development of embryos from the nucellus or integuments.
It is a type of sporophytic apomixis.
The embryos are genetically identical to the parent plant.
It leads to the formation of multiple embryos within a seed.
The process in which haploid embryo is formed from haploid egg without fertilization is called
Apospory
Agamospermy
Apogamy
Vegetative reproduction
In a species exhibiting pseudogamy, the pollen is essential for:
Embryo development
Endosperm development
Seed coat formation
Fruit development
In apomixis, the embryo develops directly from:
A haploid egg cell
A diploid cell in the ovule
The fusion of gametes
A pollen grain
Which of the following is NOT a potential evolutionary advantage of apomixis?
Increased genetic diversity within populations
Faster colonization of new habitats
Maintenance of advantageous genotypes in unstable environments
Reduced reliance on pollinators
