Significance of Double Fertilization
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What is the significance of double fertilization in angiosperms?

  • Increases the number of offspring produced by the parent plant
  • Ensures food store in the seed only if the egg is fertilized (correct)
  • Prevents the growth of pollen tubes in the ovule
  • Causes the formation of triploid zygotes
  • Who discovered the double fertilization mechanism in flowering plants?

  • Darwin
  • Nawaschin (correct)
  • Linnaeus
  • Mendel
  • How does the pollen tube reach the ovule in double fertilization?

  • By penetrating the integuments
  • Through the chalaza (correct)
  • By following chemical cues from the antipodal cells
  • By rupturing through the embryo sac
  • What guides the growth of the pollen tube towards the ovule?

    <p>Synergids secretions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used when the pollen tube carrying male gametes penetrates one of the synergids?

    <p>Siphonogamy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens after the pollen tube ruptures in double fertilization?

    <p>Release of two non-motile male gametes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between syngamy and triple fusion in angiospermic plants?

    <p>Syngamy involves fusion of a male gamete with a female gamete to form a diploid zygote, whereas triple fusion involves fusion of a second male gamete with a diploid secondary nucleus to form primary endosperm nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of syngamy during double fertilization in angiospermic plants?

    <p>Development of the embryo</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process leads to the development of the triploid endosperm in angiospermic plants?

    <p>Triple fusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes the fusion event where the second male gamete fuses with the diploid secondary nucleus in angiospermic plants?

    <p>Chalazogamy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is double fertilization in angiosperms described as involving 'both male gametes'?

    <p>Both male gametes are involved in the formation of the zygote and endosperm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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