quiz

Plant Reproduction

1. What is the name for the study of pollination biology?

  • A) Anthecology
  • B) Anthesis
  • C) Abiotic vectors
  • D) Cross-pollination
A) Anthecology Explanation

2. Which type of plant reproduction results in offspring genetically different from the parent plant?

  • A) Vegetative propagation
  • B) Asexual reproduction
  • C) Sexual reproduction
  • D) Apomixis
C) Sexual reproduction Explanation

3. Which organisms cannot complete their life cycles without mutual interaction?

  • A) Moths and Yucca plants
  • B) Birds and flowering shrubs
  • C) Bees and sunflowers
  • D) Lizards and orchids
A) Moths and Yucca plants Explanation

4. Which of the following plants is primarily pollinated by water?

  • A) Vallisneria
  • B) Rose
  • C) Sunflower
  • D) Tulip  
A) Vallisneria Explanation

5. What is entomophily?

  • A) A form of pollination by wind
  • B) A form of pollination by birds
  • C) A form of pollination by insects
  • D) A form of self-pollination
C) A form of pollination by insects Explanation

6. The male reproductive part of a flower is called the:

  • A) Ovary
  • B) Stigma
  • C) Pistil
  • D) Stamen
D) Stamen Explanation

7. Which of the following methods involves joining a stem or bud onto a different stem for propagation?

  • A) Grafting
  • B) Layering
  • C) Division
  • D) Sectioning
A) Grafting Explanation

8. What type of pollination involves the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same flower?

  • A) Geitonogamy
  • B) Xenogamy
  • C) Autogamy
  • D) Cross-pollination
C) Autogamy Explanation

9. In which of the following plants does the fruit develop without fertilization?

  • A) Apple
  • B) Banana
  • C) Tomato
  • D) Pumpkin
B) Banana Explanation

10. Rhizomes are used for vegetative propagation in:

  • A) Onion
  • B) Ginger
  • C) Potato
  • D) Bryophyllum
B) Ginger Explanation

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