Download App

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYSexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants1 Mark
MCQ
The phenomenon wherein, the ovary develops into a fruit without fertilisation is called:
  • ✓
    Parthenocarpy.
  • B
    Apomixis.
  • C
    Asexual reproduction.
  • D
    Sexual reproduction.
✓

Answer

Correct option: A.
Parthenocarpy.
If a fruit is formed without fertilisation of ovary, it is called a parthenocarpic fruit, e.g., banana and grape.

Need a full question paper?

Generate a complete, print-ready paper with questions like this in minutes — across 16+ boards, with answer keys.

Start Generating Free

Explore more

More "MCQ" from Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants→Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants — all question types→BIOLOGY STD 12 Science question papers→Maharashtra Board STD 12 Science question papers→Maharashtra Board question paper generator→

Similar questions

How many different kinds of gametes will be produced by a plant having the genotype $\text{AABbCC?}$
→
Citric acid is produced by:
→
Anti venom against snake poison contains.
→
Darwin’s finches provide an excellent evidence in favour of evolution. This evidence comes from the field of:
→
On the global basis, the maximum productivity is shown by:
→
In the egg of bird, shell and shell membranes are:
→
Phosphorus cycles in the form of $.......?$
→
India boasts a handsome share of ______ % of total biodiversity wealth of the earth.
→
In $1953\ S.L.$ Miller created primitive earth conditions in the laboratory and gave experimental evidence for origin of first form of life from preexisting non$-$living organic molecules. The primitive earth conditions created include:
→
Which of the following bacterial pathogen is not used as herbicide ?
→