Reproduction in Flowering Plants - Flashcards
1. Q: What is the reproductive unit in flowering plants?
A: Flower.
2. Q: Name the four floral whorls.
A: Calyx, Corolla, Androecium, Gynoecium.
3. Q: What is androecium?
A: The male reproductive part of the flower made up of stamens.
4. Q: What is gynoecium?
A: The female reproductive part of the flower made up of carpels.
5. Q: What are the components of a stamen?
A: Anther and filament.
6. Q: What is microsporogenesis?
A: Formation of microspores (pollen grains) from microspore mother cells by meiosis.
7. Q: What is the structure of a mature pollen grain?
A: Outer exine, inner intine, vegetative cell, and generative cell.
8. Q: What is megasporogenesis?
A: Formation of megaspores from a megaspore mother cell by meiosis.
9. Q: How many megaspores are functional in a typical ovule?
1. Q: What is the reproductive unit in flowering plants?
A: Flower.
2. Q: Name the four floral whorls.
A: Calyx, Corolla, Androecium, Gynoecium.
3. Q: What is androecium?
A: The male reproductive part of the flower made up of stamens.
4. Q: What is gynoecium?
A: The female reproductive part of the flower made up of carpels.
5. Q: What are the components of a stamen?
A: Anther and filament.
6. Q: What is microsporogenesis?
A: Formation of microspores (pollen grains) from microspore mother cells by meiosis.
7. Q: What is the structure of a mature pollen grain?
A: Outer exine, inner intine, vegetative cell, and generative cell.
8. Q: What is megasporogenesis?
A: Formation of megaspores from a megaspore mother cell by meiosis.
9. Q: How many megaspores are functional in a typical ovule?
