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Conifers differ from grasses in the

  • production of seeds from ovules

  • lack of xylem tracheids

  • absence of pollen tube

  • absence of pollen tube


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absence of pollen tube

The conifers (gymnosperm) differ from the endosperm before fertilization. In fact, in gymnosperms,  the endosperm is formed before the fertilization, thus, it is a haploid tissue while in angiosperms, endosperm is formed after fertilization as a result of triple fusion or double fertilization, thus, it is a triploid tissue.
In both conifers and grasses seeds are produced from ovules.
Xlem tracheids are present in both conifers and grasses.
Pollen tubes are also formed in both conifers and grasses.


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In which mode of inheritance do you expect more maternal influence among the off spring?

  • Autosomal

  • Cytoplasmic

  • Y-linked

  • Y-linked

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Which antibiotic inhibits interaction between t-RNA and m-RNA during bacterial protein synthesis?

  • Erythromycin

  • Neomycin

  • Streptomycin

  • Streptomycin

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Amino acid sequence, in protein synthesis is decided by the sequence of

  • t-RNA

  • m-RNA

  • c-DNA

  • c-DNA

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Phenotype of an organism is the result of

  • mutations and linkages

  • cytoplasmic effects and nutrition

  • environmental changes and sexual dimorphism

  • environmental changes and sexual dimorphism

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In maize, hybrid vigour is exploited by

  • bombarding the protoplast with DNA

  • crossing of two inbreed parental lines

  • harvesting seeds from the most productive plants

  • harvesting seeds from the most productive plants

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Photochemical smog pollution does not contain

  • ozone

  • nitrogen dioxide

  • carbon dioxide

  • carbon dioxide

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Long filamentous threads protruding at the end of a young cob of maize are

  • anthers

  • styles

  • ovaries

  • ovaries

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The bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that causes botulism is

  • a facultative anaerobe

  • an obligate anaerobe

  • a facultative aerobe

  • a facultative aerobe

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How many different kinds of gametes will be produced by a plant having the genotype AABbCC?

  • Three

  • Four

  • Nine

  • Nine

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