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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Double Fertilisation
8 questions from 7 papers, each with its answer.
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Concepts tested
- double-fertilisation
- double-fertilisation-angiosperms
- Entry of pollen tube through synergid
- Entry of the pollen tube
- fate of the two male gametes
- ploidy of embryo sac structures
- Triple fusion
- Universal feature of angiosperms
All Questions
2023 1 question
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In angiosperm, the haploid, diploid and triploid structures of a fertilized embryo sac sequentially are:
Synergids are haploid, the zygote is diploid, and the primary endosperm nucleus is triploid.
In angiosperms, the haploid, diploid and triploid structures of a fertilised embryo sac sequentially are: Synergids, Zygote and Primary endosperm nucleus.
2019 1 question
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What is the fate of the male gametes discharged in the synergid?
2018 1 question
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Double fertilization is
One male gamete fuses with the egg (syngamy) and the other with the polar nuclei (triple fusion).
Double fertilization is a unique phenomenon that occurs in angiosperms only. Syngamy + Triple fusion = Double fertilization
2017 1 question
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Double fertilization is exhibited by
Syngamy + triple fusion occur only in angiosperms.
Double fertilization is a characteristic feature exhibited by angiosperms. It involves syngamy and triple fusion.
2005 AIPMT 1 question
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Through which cell of the embryo sac does the pollen tube enter the embryo sac -The egg apparatus at the micropylar end of the embryo sac consists of the egg cell and two synergids, which have a filiform apparatus at their micropylar tips.
Before or at the time of arrival of the pollen tube, one of the two synergids degenerates.
The pollen tube, guided by the filiform apparatus, enters the embryo sac through this degenerated synergid and discharges the two male gametes into its cytoplasm.
One male gamete then fuses with the egg (syngamy) and the other with the two polar nuclei of the central cell (triple fusion).
The other synergid persists for some time and degenerates later.
So the pollen tube enters the embryo sac through the degenerated synergid.
2002 AIPMT 2 questions
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Which of the following is without exception in Angiosperms : -Double fertilisation (one male gamete fuses with the egg and the other with the polar nuclei) occurs in all angiosperms; it is a unique and universal feature of this group.
Vessels are absent in some primitive angiosperms (e.g. Wintera, Trochodendron).
Secondary growth is absent in most monocots.
Some angiosperms are not autotrophic, e.g. the parasite Cuscuta and saprophyte Monotropa.
So double fertilisation is without exception in angiosperms. -
In Angiosperms pollen tube liberates its male gametes into the : -The pollen tube grows through the style and enters the ovule through the micropyle.
Guided by the filiform apparatus of the synergids, it enters one of the synergids and releases its two male gametes into the cytoplasm of that synergid.
From there, one male gamete moves to the egg (syngamy) and the other to the central cell (triple fusion).
So the pollen tube liberates its male gametes into the synergids.
2000 AIPMT 1 question
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Endosperm is formed during the double fertilization by :In double fertilisation, one male gamete fuses with the egg (syngamy) to form the diploid zygote.
The second male gamete fuses with the two polar nuclei (or the secondary nucleus) of the central cell. This is triple fusion, forming the triploid (3n) primary endosperm nucleus, which develops into the endosperm.
So endosperm is formed by two polar nuclei and one male gamete.
