Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plant Question 187
Question: If the haploid number in a flowering plant is 14. What shall be the number of chromosomes integuments, antipodal cells, embryo, endosperm and nucellus respectively?
Options:
A) 14, 28, 7, 42, 21
B) 7, 14, 42, 28, 14
C) 28, 14, 28, 42, 28
D) 42, 28, 14, 28, 14
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
[c] Integument is a diploid cell 2n = 2 x 14 = 28 Antipodal cells are haploid n = 14 Embryo is diploid
$ \therefore $ 2n = 2 x 14 = 28 Endosperm is triploid
$ \therefore $ 3n = 3 x 14 = 42 Nucellus is diploid
$ \therefore $ 2n = 2 x 14 = 28
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