What is the primary function of the scutellum in a maize seed?
Protecting the plumule
Nutrient absorption from endosperm
Anchoring the seed
Forming the root
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In a hypothetical plant species, the polar nuclei contain 2n chromosomes each, and the male gametes are n. What would be the ploidy of the endosperm and zygote, respectively, after double fertilization?
2n, n
3n, 2n
5n, 2n
n, 2n
Endosperm is the result of
Single fertilisation
Partial fertilisation
Double fertilisation
Triple fertilisation
In double fertilization, one sperm fuses with the egg cell, and the other sperm fuses with:
Polar nuclei
Antipodal cells
Synergids
Egg cell
Pick out the wrong statement.
The arithmetic mean is always greater than or equal to the geometric mean for a set of non-negative numbers.
The geometric mean is always greater than the arithmetic mean for a set of positive numbers.
The arithmetic mean, geometric mean, and harmonic mean are equal if all the numbers in the set are identical.
For positive numbers, Arithmetic Mean ≥ Geometric Mean ≥ Harmonic Mean.
How many nuclei take part in double fertilization of flowering plants?
2
3
5
7
During double fertilization in angiosperms, one sperm fuses with the egg cell, and the other sperm fuses with:
Synergids
Antipodal cells
Central cell
Integuments
Double fertilization occurs in?
pinus
selaginella
funaria
dalbergia
Which part of the maize grain acts as the cotyledon?
Coleorhiza
Scutellum
Endosperm
Aleurone Layer
Cotyledon of maize grain is called:
Plumule
Coleorhiza
Coleoptile
Scutellum
