NEET (BIOLOGY)

Class 12th

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EXERCISE

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN
FLOWERING PLANTS

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EXERCISE - 1
1. The factors (s) responsible for how organism reproduce include?
(A) Internal physiology (B) Organism’s habitat
(C) External environment (D) More than one option is correct
2. Read the following statements:
(i) Asexual reproduction can occur with or without the involvement of gamete formation
(ii) Asexual reproduction produces genetic variability
(iii) Sexual reproduction is universally uniparental
(iv) Sexual reproduction involves formation and fusion of gametes
(v) Sexual reproduction, in comparison to asexual reproduction, is quick method of multiplication
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) (B) (i) and (iv) (C) (iv) and (v) (D) (i),(ii), (iii) and (iv)
3. Which of the following is not incorrect?
(A) Clones are morphologically similar but genetically dissimilar
(B)The product of binary fission which are progeny bacteria are clones
(C) The Two daughter cells produced as a result of mitosis are not clones
(D) TNone of the above
4. In protists and monerans :
(A) The cells divide meiotically
(B) Cell division is itself a mode of reproduction
(C) Amitosis is absent
(D) Gamete formation occurs
5. The most common asexual reproductive structure formed in algae is
(A) Conidia (B) Zoospores (C) Buds (D) Gemmules
6. Match the column %
Column-I Column-II
a. Zoospore (i) Penicillium
b.Conidia (ii) Sponges
c.Gemmule (iii) Hydra
d. Buds (iv) Chlamydomonas
(A) a = (i), b = (iv), c= (ii), d = (iii) (B) a = (iii), b = (ii), c= (i), d = (iv)
(C) a = (iv), b = (iii), c= (ii), d = (i) (D) a = (iv), b = (i), c= (ii), d = (iii)
7. The formation of rhizome, sucker, tuber, offset and bulb:
(A) Is essentially biparental
(B*) Does not involve two parents
(C) May occur in algae and fungi
(D) Essentially require gamete involvement
8. Terror of Bengal
(A) Is the most invasive terrestial weed (B) Was introduced in India for its good quality fruits
(C) Is a slow growing aquatic weed (D) Is Eichhornia

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9. Which of the following is correct?
(A) Asexual reproduction is common mode of reproduction in most of the animals
(B) In algae and fungi shift from asexual to sexual method of reproduction occur just before the onset of adverse
conditions
(C) Asexual method of reproduction is absent in higher plant
(D) All animals posses only sexual reproduction
10. Budding in yeasts finally produce new progenies. This method.
(A) Produces offspring which can be called clones
(B) Is a type of asexual reproduction
(C) Is actually related to parthenogenesis
(D) Both A and B
11. Aseual reproduction occurs in:
(A) Animlas (B) Plants (C) Prokaryotes (D) all of these
12. Select the incorrect match:
(A) Sponge - Gemmule (B) Potato - Tuber
(C) Water hyacinth - offset (D) Yeast - Bulb
13. The vegetative propagation means:
(A) Asexual reproduction in lower group of animals
(B) Sexual reproduction in higher group of animals
(C) Asexual reproduction in plants
(D) Sexual reproduction in plants
14. Choose the odd one out w.r.t. carriers of male gametes:
(A) Gymnosperms and angiosperms (B) Algae
(C) Bryophytes (D) Pteridophytes
15. A few statement describing certain features of reproductionare given below:
(i) Gametic fusion taken place
(ii) Transfer of genetic material takes place
(iii) Reduction divisiontakes place
(iv) Progeny have some resemblance with parents
Select the options that are true for both asexual and sexual reproduction from the options given belwo:
(A) i and ii (B) ii and iii
(C) ii and iv (D) i and iii
16. One nucleus of the pollen tube and secondary nucleus of the ovum grow into
(A) Stigma (B) Endosperm (C) Anther (D) Stamen
17. A multicellular, filamentous alga exhibits a type of sexual life cycle in which the meiotic division occurs after the formation
of zygote. The adult filament of this alga has
(A) Haploid vegetative cells and diploid gametangia
(B) Diploid vegetative cells and diploid gametangia
(C) Haploid vegetative cells and haploid gametangia
(D) Haploid vegetative cells and haploid gametangia

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18. The male gametes of rice plant have 12 chromosomes in their nucleus. The chromosome number in the female gamete,
zygote and the cells of the seedling will be respectively:
(A) 12,24,12 (B) 24,12,12 (C) 12,24,24 (D) 24,12,24
19 Which of the folloiwng situations correctly describe the similarity between an angiosperm egg and a human egg?
(i) Eggs of both are formed only once in a lifetime
(ii) Both the angiosperm egg and human egg are stationary
(iii) Both the angiosperm egg and human egg are motile transported
(D) Syngamy in both results in the formation of zygote
Choose the correct anwswer from the option given below
(A*) ii and iv (B) iv only (C) iii and iv (D) i and iv
20. There is no natural death in single celled organisms like Amoeba and bacteria because:
(A) They cannot reproduce sexually (B) They reproduce by binary fission
(C) Parental body is distributed among the offspring (D) They are microsopic
21. Which one can’t be included under basic features of reproduction?
(A) DNA replication
(B) Formation of reproductive units
(C) Meiosis is never involved as all divisions are mitotic
(D) Growth due to synthesis of more protoplasm
22. Which of the following can show somatogenic reproduction?
(A) Paramecium (B) Amoeba (C) Hydra (D) All of these
23. In mammals the sheep, cow, rat etc. show reproduction during
(A) Oestrus phase (B) Anoestrous phase
(C) Menstrual phase (D) Diapause phase
24. Which of the following animals is bisexual?
(A) Ants (B) Cockroach (C) Leech (D) Wasps
25. Animals which possess cleidoic eggs exhibit
(A) External fertilization and internal development
(B) Internal fertilization and internal development
(C) Internal fertilization and external development
(D) External fertilization and external development
26. Regarding fertilization which among the following statements is incorrect?
(A) It restores diploid condition in the zygote
(B) It activates egg both physiologically and metabolically
(C) Paternal and maternal sets contribute to the diploid number without causing any variation
(D) It determines the sex of the offspring
27. Which is connected to asexual reproduction?
(A) Gemmules (B) Gametes (C) Gonads (D) Genitalia
28. Why is asexual reproduction sometimes disadvantageous?
(A) It allows sedentary animals to produce offspring without mates
(B) It allows animals to produce many offspring quickly
(C) It saves time and energy of gamete formation
(D) It produces genetically uniform population
29. Development of an organism from female gamete/egg without involving fertilization is
(A) Adventitive embryony (B) Polyembryony
(C) Parthenocarpy (D) Parthenogenesis
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30. A population of genetically identical individuals, obtained from asexual reproduction is
(A) Callus (B) Clone (C) Deme (D) Aggregate
31. Sporopollenin occurs in ...
(A) Female gametophyte (B) Male gametophyte
(C) Vegetative cells of pollen grain (D) Exine of pollen wall
32. An ovule generally has :
(A) A mass of cells called nucellus outside the integuments
(B) A single embryo sac
(C) More haploid cells than diploid cells
(D) Three integuments
33. The formation of female gametes in an embryo sac is called :
(A) Megasporogenesis (B) Microsporogenesis
(C) Microgametogenesis (D) Megagamerogenesis
34 Ovules generally differentiate :
(A) A single megaspore morher cell (MeMC) in the micropl'lar region of nucellus
(B) A single megaspore morher cell (MeMC) in the chalazal region of nucellus
(C) Four MeMC in the micropyiar region of nucellus
(D) Two MeMC in the chalazal region of nucellus
35. Which of the following is correct ?
(A) The body of ovule fuses rvith funicle in the region called hilum
(B) Hilum represents the junction between ovule and funicle
(C) Hilum is the point of attachement of funicle to a seed
(D) All are correct
36. Read the following statements :
(i) Microspore tetrads possess tetraploid nucleus
(ii) Sporogenous tissue occupies the centre of each microsPorangium
(iii) Cells of sporogenous tissue undergo meiosis
(iv) Each cell of the sporogenous tissue is a potential microspore mother cell or pollen mother cell
(v) The process of formation of male gamete in angiosperms is called microsporogenesis
Which of the above statements are correct ?
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) (B) (iv) and (v) (C) (i) and (v) (D) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
37 The diagram given below depicts an anther with :

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(A) Monothecous + bisporangiate condition (B) Dithecous + tetrasporangiate condition
(C) Dithecous + bisporangiate condition (D) Monothecous + tetrasporangiate condition
38. Suppose in a flower of mustard each microsprangium possess 20 pollen mother cells then , the total number of male
gametes formed by this flower will be.
(A) 3840 (B) 480 (C) 240 (D) 120
39.. Pollen grains are generally.......... measuring about ....... m in diameter
(A) Elongated, 25-50 (B) Spherical, 250-1000
(C) Elongated, 250-1000 (D) Spherical, 25-50
40 Spropollenin
(A) Is the major component of intine
(B) Can be degraded by few fungal origin enzymes
(C) Is highly sensitive to increased temperature in the environment
(D) Can withstand strong acids and alkali
41. A typical angiospermic anther is ............. where each lobe contain.............. microsporangia.
(A) Dithecous , two (B) Bilobed , four (C) Monothecous, two (D) Single lobed, four
42. Which of the following is correct
(A) In pteridophytes, Microsporangia develop to form pollen sacs
(B) In gymnosperms , microsporangia develop to form pollination drop
(C) In angiosperms , microsporangia develop to form pollen sacs
(D) In gymnosperms, megasporophyll develops to form ovary
43. Which of the following is true for the transverse section of a typical microsporangium of angiosperms?
(A) It is generally surrounded by four wall layers-epidermis, endothecium, middle layers and tapetum
(B) The outer three wall layers perform the function of protection and help in dehiscence of anther to release the pollen
(C) Both A and B
(D) Tapetum is the outermost layer
44. The cells of tapetum possess.............. cytoplasm and generally have .................. nucleus/ nuclei/
(A) Light, single (B) Light, two (C) Dense, single (D*) Dense, Multiple
45. The genetically different types of pollens can be brought in a plant by
(A) Autogamy (B) Xenogamy (C) Geitonogamy (D) Self pollination
46. The male and female inflorescence in maize is rewspectively called
(A) Cob and tassle (B) Tassle and cob (C) Cob and Cob (D) Tassle and tassle
47. In wind pollination (anemophily) flowers,
(A) Possess well exposed stamens and stigmas are feathery
(B) Have a single ovule in each ovary
(C) Are packed into inflorescence
(D) All of the above
48. Read the following statements
(i) The pollen grains are light and non-sticky
(ii) Stamens are well exposed from the flowers
(iii) Very often feathery stigmas are present
(iv) Flowrs are packed into inflorescence
Which of the following statements are correct w.r.t anemophilous plants?
(A) i, ii, iii (B) iii, iv (C) i, ii (D) i, ii, iii, iv

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49. Pollination by water is quite rare in flowering plants and is limited to about ............. genera, mostly .........
(A) 30, monocots (B) 60, monocots (C) 30, dicots (D) 60, dicots
50. Majority of the aquatic plants:
(A) Have their flowers below water
(B) Show hydrophily
(C) Are pollinated by insects or wind
(D) All of the above
51. The flowers pollinated by flies and beetles:
(A) Completely lack nectar
(B) Give out foul odours
(C) Are microscopic
(D) Cannot be pollinated by other insects
52. In Mature embryo sac, the central cells is......
(A) Single nucleate
(B) Binucleate
(C) Four nucleate
(D) Eight nucleate
53. Match the following
Column - I Column - II
A. Zoophily i. Pollination by birds
B. Ornithophily ii. Pollination by insect
C. Entomophily iii. Pollination by bats
D. Chiropterophily iv. Pollination by animals
(A) A - iii; B - ii; C - i; D - iv (B) A - i; B - ii; C - iii; D - iv
(C) A - iv; B - i; C - ii; D - iii (D) A - iv; B - ii; C - iii; D - i
54. Match Column -I with Column - II and select the correct option from the codes given below.
Column -I Column - II
A. Tallest flower i. Maize
B. Pronuba moth ii. Amorphophllus
C. Anemophily iii. Salvia
D. Entomophily iv. Yucca
(A) A - ii; B - iv; C - i; D - iii (B) A - ii; B - iv; C - iii; D - i
(C) A - iii; B - ii; C - i; D - iv (D) A - iv; B - iii; C - ii; D - i

55. Match the column - I with column - II and select the correct option from the codes given below.
Column - I Column - II
A. Monoecious i. Prime rose
B. Dioecious ii. Maize
C. Cleistogamous iii. Date palm
D. Heterostyly iv. Commelina
A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
(A) iii ii iv i (B) ii iii iv i (C) ii iii i iv (D) i ii iii iv

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56. Match the column - I with column - II and select the correct option from the codes given below.
Column - I Column - II
A. Anemophily i. Grasses, Date palm
B. Hydrophily ii. Rose, Jasmine
C. Entomophily iii. Butea, Bignoia
D. Ornithophily iv. Vallisneria, Ceratophyllum
(A) A - i; B - iv; C - ii; D - iii
(B) A - i; B - iv; C - iii; D - ii
(C) A - ii; B - iii; C - i; D - iv
(D) A - ii; B - i; C - iii; D - iv
57. Match the column - I with column - II and select the correct option from the codes given below.
Column - I Column - II
A. Funicle i. Mass of parenchymatous cells
B. Hilum ii. Basal part of ovule
C. Integument iii. One or two protective layers of ovule
D. Chalaza iv. Region where body of ovule fuses with funicle
E. Nucellus v. Stalk of ovule
(A) A - i; B - ii; C - iii; D - iv; E - v
(B) A - v; B - iv; C - iii; D - ii; E - i
(C) A - iv; B - ii; C - i; D - iii; E - v
(D) A - i; B - iii; C - v; D - ii; E - iv
58. Match the column - I with column - II and select the correct option from the codes given below.
Column - I Column - II
A. Ovary i. Cashew, Walnut
B. Ovule ii. Guava, mango
C. Wall of ovary iii. Pericarp
D. Fleshy fruit iv. Seed
E. Dry fruit v. Fruit
A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E A B C D E
(A) iii ii iv i i (B) i ii iii iv v (C) i iii ii iv v (D) v iv i ii iii
59. How many haploid nuclei are present in a mature pollen grain ?
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four

60. Cleistogamous flowers are ........

(A) Wind pollinated (B) Self pollinated (C) Cross pollinated (D) Insect pollinated

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EXERCISE - 2
PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS
(NEET/AIPMT)
1. Seed formation without fertilization in flowering plants involves the process of [NEET 2016, Phasae I]
(A) Budding (B) Somatic hybridization (C) Apomixis (D) Sporulation
2. Which one of the following statements is not true? [NEET 2016, Phasae I]
(A) Exine of pollen grains is made up of sporopollenin
(B) Pollen grains of many species cause severe allergies
(C) Stored pollen in liquid nitrogen can be used in the crop breeding programmes
(D) Tapetum helps in the dehiscence of anther
3. Double fertilization is exhibited by: [NEET 2017]
(A) Gymnosperms (B) Algae (C) Fungi (D) Angiosperms
4. Functional megaspore in an angiosperm develops into: [NEET 2017]
(A) Ovule (B) Endosperm (C) Embryo sac (D) Embryo
5. A dioecious flowering plant prevents both: [NEET 2017]
(A) Autogamy and xenogamy (B) Autogamy and geitonogamy
(C) Geitonogamy and xenogamy (D) Cleistogamy and xenogamy
6. Attractants and rewards are required for: [NEET 2017]
(A) Anemophily (B) Entomophily (C) Hydrophily (D) Cleistogamy
7. Vegetative propagation in Pistia occurs by [CBSE AIPMT 2010]
(A) Stolon (B) Offset (C) Runner (D) Sucker
8. The ‘Eyes’ of the potato tuber are [CBSE AIPMT 2011]
(A) Flower buds (B) Shoot buds (C) Axillary buds (D) Root buds
9. Which one of the following is correctly matched ? [CBSE AIPMT 2012]
(A) Onion – Bulb
(B) Ginger – Sucker
(C) Chlamydomonas – Conidia
(D) Yeast – Zoospores
10. Product of sexual reproduction generally generates [NEET 2013]
(A) Longer viability of seeds
(B) Prolonged dormancy
(C) New genetic combination leading to variation
(D) Large biomass

11. Select the wrong statement. [NEET 2013]

(A) Isogametes are similar in structure, function and behaviour
(B) Anisogametes differ either in structure, function and behaviour
(C) In oomycetes female gamete is smaller and motile, while male gamete is large and non-motile
(D) Chlamydomonas exhibits both isogamy and anisogamy and Fucus shows oogamy

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12. Which of the following pairs is not correctly match ? [CBSE AIPMT 2015]
Mode of reproduction Example
(A) Offset Water hyacinth
(B) Rhizome Banana
(C) Binary fission Sargassum
(D) Conidia Penicillium
13. Match Column I with Column II and select the correct opotion using the codes given below
[NEET 2016, Phase II]
Column I Column II
A. Pistils fused together 1. Gametogenesis
B. Formation of gametes 2. Pistillate
C. Hyphae of higher 3. Syncarpous
ascomycetes
D. Unisexual female flower 4. Dikaryotic

Codes
A B C D A B C D
(A) 4 3 2 1 (B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 1 2 4 3 (D) 3 1 4 2
14. Which one of the following generates new genetic combinations leading to variation [NEET 2016, Phase II]
(A) Vegetative reproduction (B) Parthenogenesis
(C) Sexual reproduction (D) Nuclear polyembryony
15. Which one of the following statements is not correct ? [NEET 2016, Phase II]
(A) Offspring produced by the asexual reproduction are called clone
(B) Microscopic, motile asexual reproductive structures are called zoospores
(C) In potato, banana and ginger, the plantlets arise from the internodes present in the modified stem
(D) Water hyacinth, growing in the standing water, drains oxygen from water that leads to the death of fishes

ANSWER KEY

EXERCISE - 1
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. D 11. D 12. D 13. A
14. A 15. C 16. B 17. D 18. C 19 A 20. C 21. C 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. C 26. C
27. A 28. D 29. D 30. B 31. D 32. B 33. D 34 A 35. D 36. D 37 B 38. A 39. D
40 D 41. A 42. C 43. C 44. C 45. B 46. B 47. D 48. D 49. A 50. C 51. B 52. B
53. C 54. A 55. B 56. A 57. B 58. A 59. C 60. B

EXERCISE - 2
1. C 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. C 12. C
13. D 14. C 15. C

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