Sexual Reproduction in Plants

Flowers with both androecium and gynoecium are called ________________.

• hermaphrodite flowers

• incomplete flowers

• unisexual flowers

• all of the above

The fusion of female gamete with the male gamete is known as ________________.

• zygote formation

• excretion

• fertilization

• regeneration

The male reproductive parts of a flower are collectively known as _______________.

• androecium

• filament

• anther

• gynoecium

The other name for gynoecium is ________________.

• carpel

• stigma

• androecium

• style

Rewards and attractants are required for ________________.

• entomophily

• cleistogamy

• anemophily

• hydrophily

The correct sequence of reproductive stages seen in flowering plants is _____________.

• gametes, zygote, embryo, seedling

• zygote, gametes, embryo, seedling

• seedling, embryo, zygote, gametes

• gametes, embryo, zygote, seedling

In a flower, the parts that produce male and female gametes respectively are _____________.

• stamen and anther

• filament and stigma

• anther and ovary

• stamen and style

Self-pollination takes place _______________.

• within the same flower

• between flowers of different plants

• between flowers of same plant

• both (a) and (c)

Individual units of the corolla are called ______________.

• petals

• sepals

• leaflets

• stamens

Sexual reproduction helps in getting _______________.

• more beautiful flowers

• more variation

• quicker offsprings

• seedless plants