CMC Medical CMC-Medical Ludhiana Solved Paper-2007

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    The number of pollen grains produced by head inflorescence of Asteraceae (Compositae) having 10 flowers, if each anthers produces 20 pollen grains are

    A)  300                                       

    B)  500                       

    C)  800                                       

    D)  1000

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                     Each flower has 5 stamens. So total number of stamens are\[5\times 10\]and total pollen\[5\times 10\times 20=1000\]. In cyathium, each male flower is represented by single stamens.


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