Double fertilization - Quiz
  • 1. What is the primary purpose of using in vitro double fertilization?
A) To study molecular interactions and gamete fusion
B) To eliminate the need for pollen grains
C) To prevent cross-pollination
D) To increase the size of the seeds
  • 2. What is a major obstacle in in vitro double fertilization?
A) The inability of pollen to germinate in vitro
B) Lack of adequate nutrients in the laboratory
C) High temperatures required for the process
D) Confinement of gametes in pollen tubes and embryonic sacs
  • 3. In which plant species has controlled double fertilization already been achieved?
A) Rose plants
B) Poppy plants
C) Tulip plants
D) Orchid plants
  • 4. What is another name for in vitro double fertilization?
A) Hybrid fertilization
B) Artificial pollination
C) Micro-propagation
D) Test-tube fertilization
  • 5. What is the haploid female gametophyte in angiosperms called?
A) Microspore
B) Embryonic sac
C) Carpel
D) Ovule
  • 6. Where does the megagametophyte develop?
A) Within the anther
B) Within the pollen tube
C) Within the ovule
D) Within the stigma
  • 7. What is the opening of the integuments called?
A) Micropyle
B) Style
C) Carpel
D) Stamen
  • 8. What is another name for the megaspore mother cell?
A) Microsporocyte
B) Megasporocyte
C) Synergid
D) Antipodal
  • 9. How many megaspores survive after the megasporocyte undergoes meiosis?
A) Two
B) One
C) Four
D) Three
  • 10. How many rounds of mitosis does the surviving megaspore undergo?
A) One
B) Three
C) Four
D) Two
  • 11. How many nuclei are present in the final embryonic sac?
A) Eight
B) Six
C) Ten
D) Four
  • 12. What are the two nuclei in the central cell of the embryonic sac called?
A) Polar nuclei
B) Antipodal nuclei
C) Synergid nuclei
D) Egg nuclei
  • 13. What is the function of the synergids?
A) Attraction and guidance of the pollen tube
B) Formation of the seed coat
C) Production of sperm cells
D) Protection of the ovary
  • 14. Where are the male gametophytes contained?
A) Carpels
B) Pollen grains
C) Stigmas
D) Ovules
  • 15. Where do microgametophytes develop?
A) In the microsporangia
B) In the central cell
C) In the synergids
D) In the micropyle
  • 16. What are the diploid cells in the microsporangium called?
A) Microsporocytes
B) Megasporocytes
C) Antipodal cells
D) Polar nuclei
  • 17. What does a microsporocyte form after meiosis?
A) Four haploid microspores
B) One haploid megaspore
C) Eight haploid nuclei
D) Two diploid microspores
  • 18. What two cells are produced by the mitosis and cytokinesis of a microspore?
A) Two sperm cells
B) Two synergid cells
C) Generative cell and tube cell
D) Egg cell and sperm cell
  • 19. What produces the two sperm cells?
A) Meiosis of the microspore
B) Mitosis of the generative cell
C) Mitosis of the tube cell
D) Fusion of the synergids
  • 20. What structure does the tube cell produce during germination?
A) Ovule
B) Pollen tube
C) Stigma
D) Spore wall
  • 21. Where is the pollen deposited for fertilization?
A) Anther
B) Microsporangia
C) Stigma
D) Micropyle
  • 22. In which order of gymnosperms does double fertilization occur?
A) Coniferales
B) Gnetales
C) Cycadales
D) Ginkgoales
  • 23. What type of sperm cell is deposited into the egg cell of Ephedra nevadensis?
A) Uninucleate
B) Trinucleate
C) Multinucleate
D) Binucleate
  • 24. What happens to the second sperm nucleus in Ephedra nevadensis?
A) It is degraded immediately
B) It fuses with the primary zygote
C) It fertilizes an additional egg nucleus
D) It becomes part of the endosperm
  • 25. What is the typical fate of the ventral canal nucleus in most seed plants?
A) Provides nutrients to the zygote
B) Develops into an embryo
C) Forms the seed coat
D) Functionally useless
  • 26. How many viable zygotes are produced in Gnetum gnemon after double fertilization?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
  • 27. What is the ultimate fate of the supernumerary embryo in Ephedra and Gnetum?
A) It provides nutrition for the primary embryo
B) It is aborted
C) It becomes a dormant seed
D) It grows alongside the primary embryo
  • 28. What provides the nutrients for the primary embryo in Ephedra?
A) The female gametophyte
B) The second fertilization product
C) The zygote cytoplasm
D) The pollen tube
  • 29. What is the ploidy level of the two nuclei enclosed in the same egg cell in gymnosperm double fertilization?
A) Haploid
B) Tetraploid
C) Diploid
D) Triploid
  • 30. How does gymnosperm double fertilization differ from the angiosperm condition?
A) It involves more sperm cells
B) It results in polyploidy
C) It does not produce separate endosperm
D) It happens outside the ovule
  • 31. According to molecular research, what are gnetophytes most closely related to?
A) Angiosperms
B) Conifers
C) Ferns
D) Mosses
  • 32. What hypothesis is rejected by modern molecular research on G. gnemon?
A) Conifer hypothesis
B) Gnetophyte-Angiosperm convergence hypothesis
C) Gymnosperm-Angiosperm evolution hypothesis
D) Anthophyte hypothesis
  • 33. How is the occurrence of double fertilization in gnetophytes and angiosperms explained today?
A) Convergent evolution
B) Recent mutation
C) Horizontal gene transfer
D) Common ancestry
  • 34. Double fertilization is a mechanism found in which type of plants?
A) Gymnosperms
B) Angiosperms
C) Bryophytes
D) Pteridophytes
  • 35. Where does the pollen grain first adhere to initiate fertilization?
A) Central cell
B) Stigmatic surface
C) Micropyle
D) Style
  • 36. How many cells are present in the mature embryonic sac of an unfertilized ovule?
A) 3
B) 7
C) 8
D) 1
  • 37. What is the process of a haploid sperm fusing with a haploid egg called?
A) Germination
B) Syngamy
C) Triple fusion
D) Mitosis
  • 38. What is the function of the endosperm?
A) Nourish the developing embryo
B) Disperse the pollen
C) Form the carpel
D) Protect the pollen grain
  • 39. What does the ovary develop into after fertilization?
A) Pollen grain
B) Seed
C) Fruit
D) Stigma
  • 40. In the triploid endosperm, what is the maternal genetic contribution relative to the sperm?
A) Half
B) Triple
C) Equal
D) Double
  • 41. In which plant was the migration of male nuclei documented in 2008?
A) Gnetales
B) Arabidopsis thaliana
C) Lilium martagon
D) Fritillaria tenella
  • 42. Are there reports of double fertilization in Gnetales?
A) Only in Lilium
B) No
C) Only in flowering plants
D) Yes
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