NEET Botany Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants MCQs

A researcher observes a developing seed and notices that the cells of the endosperm are undergoing programmed cell death. This process is MOST likely associated with which stage of seed development?

The process of apomixis bypasses which critical step in sexual reproduction?

A citrus plant known to exhibit both nucellar and integumentary embryony is crossed with a plant that only undergoes zygotic embryony. Assuming both types of apomixis are equally likely in the first plant and all embryos are viable, what is the expected ratio of zygotic to apomictic embryos in the progeny?

Which of the following is NOT a potential evolutionary advantage of apomixis?

In a species exhibiting pseudogamy, the pollen is essential for:

Identify the INCORRECT statement regarding adventive embryony:

A plant species exhibits diplospory. Which of the following statements accurately describes the origin of the embryo sac in this species?

Which combination of reproductive processes would result in the highest degree of genetic uniformity within a plant population?

A unique feature of angiosperm fertilization is the formation of both a zygote and an endosperm nucleus. If a mutation occurred preventing the fusion of one of the male gametes with the polar nuclei, what would be the MOST likely direct consequence?

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?