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NEET Questions / Botany / Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants / Double Fertilization
What is the ploidy level of the endosperm formed as a result of double fertilization?
n
2n
3n
4n
The cotyledon in a maize grain is also known as:
Scutellum
Plumule
Radicle
Coleoptile
Which part of the maize grain acts as the cotyledon?
Coleorhiza
Scutellum
Endosperm
Aleurone Layer
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
During germination of a maize seed, which structure facilitates the transfer of nutrients to the developing embryo?
Epicotyl
Hypocotyl
Scutellum
Coleoptile
The fill and form apparatus is a characteristic feature of which type of inflorescence?
Racemose
Cymose
Hypanthodium
Capitulum
Which of the following inflorescence types exhibits a 'fill and form' mechanism for flower development?
Umbel
Spike
Cymose
Raceme
A botanist observes a plant with a determinate inflorescence and a specialized mechanism for flower placement. Which type of inflorescence is this likely to be?
Racemose
Cymose
Spadix
Catkin
If a plant lacks a 'fill and form' apparatus in its inflorescence, which of the following is UNLIKELY to be observed?
Flowers developing from lateral branches
Continuous growth of the main axis
Termination of the main axis by a flower
An indeterminate inflorescence pattern
In wheat, the single cotyledon of the embryo is known as:
Coleoptile
Scutellum
Coleorhiza
Plumule
