Chapter 2 Quiz 3 Fertilization

Fertilization is the fusion of male and female gametes.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The pollen tube enters the ovule through the micropyle.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fertilization takes place inside the pollen tube.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Fertilization takes place inside the ovary.

In pollen, the exine is soft and thin.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

In pollen, the intine is soft and thin.

The antipodal cells disappear after fertilization.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The antipodal cells disappear before fertilization.

In plants the formation of male gamete takes place inside the -------.

• ovary

• ovule

• pollen

• anther

Fertilization occurs immediately after --------.

• pollination

• reproduction

• homogamy

• cleistogamy

The body of the ovule is termed as the -------.

• integument

• nucellus

• micropyle

• funicle

There are eight -------- in the oval-shaped embryo sac.

• cells

• nuclei

• gametes

• pollens

At the centre of the ------- sac are two polar nuclei in female gamete.

• embryo

• fertilization

• pollination

• reproduction