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Practice Test - 8

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1. 
Which part of pollen tube enters synergid?

2. 
The most resistant biological material known is

3. 
Which cell degenerates after pollen tube formation?

4. 
The outermost layer of anther wall is

5. 
Dissolution of callose wall is brought about by

6. 
The process that converts microspore into pollen grain is

7. 
Pollenkitt is secreted by

8. 
Intine of pollen grain is mainly composed of

9. 
Pollen viability is shortest in

10. 
The tapetum is usually

11. 
The number of pollen grains produced from 100 MMCs is

12. 
Which feature ensures pollen survival in air?

13. 
Which layer becomes fibrous at maturity?

14. 
The term palynology refers to study of

15. 
The generative cell divides to form

16. 
Pollen grains in insect-pollinated flowers are

17. 
Exine pattern on pollen surface is studied using

18. 
Sporopollenin is synthesised mainly by

19. 
The exine is absent over

20. 
Which of the following does NOT contribute to pollen wall formation?

21. 
Pollen grain is functionally equivalent to

22. 
The function of germ pore is to

23. 
Callose wall is present around

24. 
Sporopollenin is deposited on pollen by

25. 
The site of pollen germination is

26. 
Pollen grains stored in pollen banks are preserved using

27. 
The pollen tube wall is mainly composed of

28. 
In majority of angiosperms, pollen grains are shed at

29. 
Pollen allergy is caused mainly due to

30. 
The central cell of pollen grain later forms

31. 
Pollen grains preserved for palynological studies remain intact due to

32. 
Which layer of anther wall degenerates completely after pollen maturation?

33. 
Which structure ruptures first during anther dehiscence?

34. 
The nutritive role of tapetum is similar to

35. 
Amoeboid tapetum is also called

36. 
Ubisch bodies are associated with

37. 
Maximum variation in pollen morphology is useful in

38. 
The nutritive tissue for developing pollen is

39. 
Vegetative cell of pollen grain is characterised by

40. 
The number of nuclei in a 3-celled pollen grain is

41. 
Secretory tapetum retains

42. 
Which structure is diploid?

43. 
A pollen tetrad is formed due to

44. 
The four microsporangia in a typical anther are arranged as

45. 
The male gametes are released in