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Double fertilization - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the primary purpose of using in vitro double fertilization?
A) To prevent cross-pollination
B) To study molecular interactions and gamete fusion
C) To eliminate the need for pollen grains
D) To increase the size of the seeds
  • 2. What is a major obstacle in in vitro double fertilization?
A) High temperatures required for the process
B) Confinement of gametes in pollen tubes and embryonic sacs
C) The inability of pollen to germinate in vitro
D) Lack of adequate nutrients in the laboratory
  • 3. In which plant species has controlled double fertilization already been achieved?
A) Rose plants
B) Orchid plants
C) Poppy plants
D) Tulip plants
  • 4. What is another name for in vitro double fertilization?
A) Test-tube fertilization
B) Artificial pollination
C) Hybrid fertilization
D) Micro-propagation
  • 5. What is the haploid female gametophyte in angiosperms called?
A) Microspore
B) Carpel
C) Embryonic sac
D) Ovule
  • 6. Where does the megagametophyte develop?
A) Within the ovule
B) Within the anther
C) Within the pollen tube
D) Within the stigma
  • 7. What is the opening of the integuments called?
A) Carpel
B) Style
C) Micropyle
D) Stamen
  • 8. What is another name for the megaspore mother cell?
A) Microsporocyte
B) Synergid
C) Antipodal
D) Megasporocyte
  • 9. How many megaspores survive after the megasporocyte undergoes meiosis?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) One
  • 10. How many rounds of mitosis does the surviving megaspore undergo?
A) Two
B) One
C) Four
D) Three
  • 11. How many nuclei are present in the final embryonic sac?
A) Eight
B) Four
C) Ten
D) Six
  • 12. What are the two nuclei in the central cell of the embryonic sac called?
A) Polar nuclei
B) Egg nuclei
C) Synergid nuclei
D) Antipodal nuclei
  • 13. What is the function of the synergids?
A) Protection of the ovary
B) Attraction and guidance of the pollen tube
C) Formation of the seed coat
D) Production of sperm cells
  • 14. Where are the male gametophytes contained?
A) Pollen grains
B) Ovules
C) Stigmas
D) Carpels
  • 15. Where do microgametophytes develop?
A) In the microsporangia
B) In the micropyle
C) In the central cell
D) In the synergids
  • 16. What are the diploid cells in the microsporangium called?
A) Polar nuclei
B) Antipodal cells
C) Microsporocytes
D) Megasporocytes
  • 17. What does a microsporocyte form after meiosis?
A) Four haploid microspores
B) Eight haploid nuclei
C) One haploid megaspore
D) Two diploid microspores
  • 18. What two cells are produced by the mitosis and cytokinesis of a microspore?
A) Two sperm cells
B) Egg cell and sperm cell
C) Generative cell and tube cell
D) Two synergid cells
  • 19. What produces the two sperm cells?
A) Meiosis of the microspore
B) Fusion of the synergids
C) Mitosis of the generative cell
D) Mitosis of the tube cell
  • 20. What structure does the tube cell produce during germination?
A) Spore wall
B) Pollen tube
C) Ovule
D) Stigma
  • 21. Where is the pollen deposited for fertilization?
A) Stigma
B) Microsporangia
C) Anther
D) Micropyle
  • 22. In which order of gymnosperms does double fertilization occur?
A) Cycadales
B) Ginkgoales
C) Gnetales
D) Coniferales
  • 23. What type of sperm cell is deposited into the egg cell of Ephedra nevadensis?
A) Multinucleate
B) Binucleate
C) Trinucleate
D) Uninucleate
  • 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) Functionally useless
B) Provides nutrients to the zygote
C) Develops into an embryo
D) Forms the seed coat
  • 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 becomes a dormant seed
B) It grows alongside the primary embryo
C) It provides nutrition for the primary embryo
D) It is aborted
  • 28. What provides the nutrients for the primary embryo in Ephedra?
A) The zygote cytoplasm
B) The second fertilization product
C) The pollen tube
D) The female gametophyte
  • 29. What is the ploidy level of the two nuclei enclosed in the same egg cell in gymnosperm double fertilization?
A) Diploid
B) Tetraploid
C) Triploid
D) Haploid
  • 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) Ferns
C) Conifers
D) Mosses
  • 32. What hypothesis is rejected by modern molecular research on G. gnemon?
A) Anthophyte hypothesis
B) Gymnosperm-Angiosperm evolution hypothesis
C) Conifer hypothesis
D) Gnetophyte-Angiosperm convergence hypothesis
  • 33. How is the occurrence of double fertilization in gnetophytes and angiosperms explained today?
A) Common ancestry
B) Recent mutation
C) Convergent evolution
D) Horizontal gene transfer
  • 34. Double fertilization is a mechanism found in which type of plants?
A) Bryophytes
B) Gymnosperms
C) Pteridophytes
D) Angiosperms
  • 35. Where does the pollen grain first adhere to initiate fertilization?
A) Stigmatic surface
B) Micropyle
C) Central cell
D) Style
  • 36. How many cells are present in the mature embryonic sac of an unfertilized ovule?
A) 3
B) 1
C) 8
D) 7
  • 37. What is the process of a haploid sperm fusing with a haploid egg called?
A) Syngamy
B) Germination
C) Mitosis
D) Triple fusion
  • 38. What is the function of the endosperm?
A) Form the carpel
B) Disperse the pollen
C) Protect the pollen grain
D) Nourish the developing embryo
  • 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) Triple
B) Double
C) Half
D) Equal
  • 41. In which plant was the migration of male nuclei documented in 2008?
A) Fritillaria tenella
B) Gnetales
C) Arabidopsis thaliana
D) Lilium martagon
  • 42. Are there reports of double fertilization in Gnetales?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Only in Lilium
D) Only in flowering plants
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