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Why are pollen grains produced in enormous quantity in maize?

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Maize's Pollination Method**: - Maize (Zea mays) is classified as an anemophilous plant, meaning it relies on wind for the process of pollination. 2. **Characteristics of Anemophilous Pollination**: - In anemophilous plants, pollen grains are dispersed by wind. This method of pollination is less targeted compared to other forms like entomophily (pollination by insects). ...
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ICSE-SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS -PRACTICE QUESTIONS (Very Short Answer Type Questions)
  1. Mention any two characteristics of pollen grains of plants such as mai...

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  2. Name the protective substance present in the pollen envelope to tide o...

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  3. Why are pollen grains produced in enormous quantity in maize?

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  4. Define anemophily.

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  5. How does endosperm in angiosperm become triploid?

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  6. What term is used to describe the covering of pollen grains that has c...

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  7. Define geitonogamy.

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  8. Give the term for flowers pollinated by honeybees and butterflies. Lis...

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  9. Write the function of germ pores.

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  10. What do you technically call the water that you drink and the kernel y...

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  11. A bilobed, dithecous anther has 100 microspore mother cells per micros...

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  12. An anther with malfunctioning tapetum often fails to produce viable ma...

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  13. Write the function of tapetum in anther.

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  14. Write the mode of reproduction that ensures the creation of new varian...

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  15. What is the fate of egg cell and polar nuclei after fertilisation?

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