Plant Anatomy

Female Reproductive Structures

Multiple Choice Quiz


1	An inferior ovary:
		A)	is situated on the receptacle above the perianth and androecium.
		B)	is positioned below the sites of attachment for perianth and androecium.
		C)	forms a hypanthium.
		D)	is positioned below the receptacle.
		E)	is a rotten ovary.


2	A megaspore is produced in a region of tissue called the:
		A)	funiculus.
		B)	integuments.
		C)	micropyle.
		D)	nucellus.
		E)	chalaza.


3	Double fertilization involves:
		A)	one sperm and two eggs.
		B)	two sperm, one egg and one polar.
		C)	two sperm, one egg and two polar.
		D)	three sperm, one egg, one synergid and one polar.
		E)	one sperm, one egg, and one synergid.


4	A pollen tube enters into the embryo sac through the:
		A)	chalaza.
		B)	nucellus.
		C)	endosperm.
		D)	micropyle.
		E)	funiculus


5	A plasmodial endosperm means that it is:
		A)	liquid.
		B)	amoeboid.
		C)	cellular.
		D)	single-cell layered.
		E)	missing.


6	The cordate stage of embryogenesis is:
		A)	heart-shaped.
		B)	torpedo-like.
		C)	globular.
		D)	two-celled.
		E)	spherical.


7	Which cell(s) is/are closest to the egg in the embryo sac?
		A)	Polar
		B)	Antipodals
		C)	Synergids
		D)	Integuments
		E)	Nucellus


8	What develops from the hypophysis?
		A)	Leaves
		B)	Stem
		C)	Bud
		D)	Root
		E)	Root cap


9	All styles have solid transmitting tissue through which the pollen tubes grow intrusively.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	Floral organs are initiated in an acropetal sequence.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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