The gynoecium with many pistils that are fused together will best be described as:
1. monocarpellary, apocarpous
2. multicarpellary, syncarpous
3. multicarpellary, synandrous
4. monocarpellary, apocarpous
Subtopic:  Pistil: Ovule | Pistil: Female Gametophyte | Pollen - Pistil Interaction |
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In a multicarpellary syncarpous ovary:

1.  There is more than one pistil that is fused with the other
2.  There is more than one pistil that is free from each other
3.  There is one pistil that is fused with the stamen
4.  There is more than one pistil that is fused with the stamen

Subtopic:  Pistil: Ovule | Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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Match the structure in Column-I with the description in Column-II and choose your answer from the codes given below:

Column-I Column-II
A. Stigma   a. Landing platform for pollen grains
B. Ovary  b. Basal bulged part of the pistil
C. Placenta  c. Part of the ovary where funiculus attaches
D. Ovule  d. Megasporangium

Codes

A B C D
1. a b c d
2. a c b d
3. b a d c
4. d c b a
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From among the sets of terms given below, identify those that are associated with the gynoecium.

1.  Stigma, ovule, embryo sac, placenta
2.  Thalamus, pistil, style, ovule
3.  Ovule, ovary, embryo sac, tapetum
4.  Ovule, stamen, ovary, embryo sac

Subtopic:  Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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Identify the correct statements:
I: The ovarian cavity inside the basal bulged part of the pistil is called as locule.
II: The placenta is located inside the ovarian cavity.
III: Arising from the placenta are the megasporangia, commonly called ovules.
1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  Pistil: Ovule | Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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Integuments of an ovule encircle the nucellus except at the tip where a small opening is organised, called the:
1.germ pore2.chalaza
3.micropyle4.filiform apparatus
Subtopic:  Pistil: Ovule | Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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Starting from the innermost part, the correct sequence of parts in an ovule are:

1. egg, nucellus, embryo sac, integument
2. egg, embryo sac, nucellus, integument
3. embryo sac, nucellus, integument, egg
4. egg, integument, embryo sac, nucellus
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In angiosperms, the mature female gametophyte is represented by:

1. Nucellus 2. Megaspore
3. MMC 4. Embryosac
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For megasporogenesis ovules generally differentiate a single megaspore mother cell, (MMC) in:
1. the chalazal region of the nucellus.
2. the micropylar region of the nucellus.
3. the micropylar region of the embryo sac.
4. the chalazal region of the embryo sac.
Subtopic:  Pistil: Ovule | Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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Consider the two statements:
Statement I: The process of formation of megaspores from the megaspore mother cell is called megasporogenesis.
Statement II: The process of formation of pollen grains from the pollen mother cell is called microsporogenesis.
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Stamen: Microsporangium | Stamen: Male Gametophyte | Pistil: Female Gametophyte |
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