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प्रश्न
A capsicum flower has 240 ovules in its ovary. But, it produces a fruit with only 180 viable seeds.
उत्तर
Ovules develop into viable seeds which are capable of germination under suitable environmental conditions. Viability is influenced by various conditions like humidity, temperature, and availability of oxygen. Viability can be lost due to:
(2) damage to the embryo
(3) denaturation of enzymes
(4) extremely high temperatures
(5) excessively dry weather
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संबंधित प्रश्न
List the three states the annuals and biennial angiosperms have to pass through during their life cycle.
Read the statement and answer the questions that follow.
A flower of brinjal has 520 ovules in its ovary. However, it produces a fruit with only 480 viable seeds.
(a) What could have prevented the rest of the 40 ovules from maturing into viable seeds? Explain giving a reason.
(b) Describe the development of a dicot embryo in a viable seed.
(c) Why certain angiospermic seed albuminous while others are exalbuminous? Explain.
Give an example of an angiosperm seed that has a perisperm. Name the part the perisperm develops from.
Name a plant which flowers every twelve years.
The flower is the site of ______.
Pollen grains are well preserved as fossils because of the presence of ______
What is the similarity between gymnosperms and angiosperms?
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
The flower is a highly modified and condensed reproductive shoot specially meant for ______
Male and female reproductive structures of the angiosperms are ______.
