Pollination and Fertilization

26 MCQs • Practice female and male gametophyte development, pollination, fertilization, double fertilization, seed and fruit formation, and the angiosperm life cycle strictly from the supplied Chapter 10 text.

MCQs

26 questions · 20 min · 26 marks

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Sample questions

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  1. Question 1

    What generation does an angiosperm plant represent?

    • AGametophyte generation
    • BSporophyte generation
    • CEndosperm generation
    • DEmbryo sac generation
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    Answer: B

    The chapter states that an angiosperm plant represents the sporophyte generation.

  2. Question 2

    What structure acts as the megasporangium in an angiosperm?

    • AAnther
    • BOvule
    • CFilament
    • DStigma
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    Answer: B

    The chapter states that the ovule acts as the megasporangium.

  3. Question 3

    What happens to the diploid megaspore mother cell inside the ovule?

    • AIt undergoes meiosis
    • BIt undergoes budding
    • CIt undergoes binary fission
    • DIt forms a pollen tube
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    Answer: A

    The diploid cell in the ovule undergoes meiosis and produces four haploid megaspores.

  4. Question 4

    How many haploid megaspores are produced by the megaspore mother cell?

    • ATwo
    • BThree
    • CFour
    • DSeven
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    Answer: C

    The chapter states that meiosis produces four haploid megaspores.

  5. Question 5

    How many megaspores remain alive or functional in the ovule?

    • AOne
    • BTwo
    • CThree
    • DFour
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    Answer: A

    The chapter states that only one megaspore remains alive or functional.

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