Question

14. Given in the table, below is the summary of changes that occur after fertilisation in flowering planta
Fill in the boxes 1 - 7 by specific structures.
Before fertilisation
After fertilisation
female gamete
1st male gamete
1
plumule
embryo2
one or two
cotyledons
(may or may
not store food)
Ovule
3
2nd male gamete
endosperm (may or may 16
not persist as a food store)
fruit-the
a fertilised |
ripened
ovule,
ovary
contained in
the fruit
disappears
5
nucellus
integuments
ovary wall​

Answer 1

1: zygote

2: radical

3: secondary nuclei or polar nuclei

4: primary endosperm nucleus

5: sepals

6: embryo

7: petals

Answer 2

1. zygote
2. radical
3. secondary nuclei
4. primary endosperm nucleus
5. sepals
6. embryo
7. petals