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Explain the significant of pollination in flowering plants .

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(i) Pollination is essential for fertilisation and production of seeds and fruits, which is necessary for continuity of plant life.
(ii) Cross pollination results in the production of plants with variations having new combination of characters of two different plants of the same species.
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ARIHANT PUBLICATION-SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS-QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE (Part I Flower, Pre -Fertilisation: Events and Pollination Short Answer Type Questions)
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  2. Explain the role of tapetum in the formation of pollen grain wall.

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  3. How does the pollen grow through the style? Explain briefly.

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  4. Make a list of any three outbreeding devices that flowering plants hav...

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  5. Explain the significant of pollination in flowering plants .

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  6. What is hydrophily? Name any hydrophilous plant and give its importan...

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  7. Geitonogamous flowering plants are genetically autogamous but function...

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  8. Explain the function of each of the following (i) Coleorhiza (ii) Ge...

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  9. Where is sporopollenin present in plants? State its significance with...

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  10. What is pollen kit? Write a short note on pollen viability.

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  11. Write the mode of pollination is Vallisneria and water lily. Explain t...

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  12. Trace the development of microsporocyte in the anther to a mature poll...

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  13. What are chasmogamous flowers? Can cross-pollination occur in cleisto...

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  14. Why do some plants have both chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers?

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  15. Why is geitonogamy also referred to as genetical autogamy?

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  16. Some plants have a mechanism of shedding of pollen before maturation o...

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  17. What is self-incompatibility ? Why does self-pollination not lead to s...

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  18. Mention two strategies evolved to prevent self-pollination in flowers...

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  19. Not all hydrophytes are pollinated by water. Justify by giving two exa...

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  20. Does self incompatibility imposes and restrictions on autogamy? Give r...

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