Class 12 · Biology · CBSE Board · 2016–2025

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants — Class 12 Biology PYQs

100 questions from this chapter, asked in 8 Class 12 exams between 2016–2025 — every question paper set included, duplicates removed.

100questions
8Class 12 exams
2016–2025years covered
1 / 2 / 3 / 5mark values asked

Questions asked per year

Practice questions first 10 of 100 — free

Q120251 mark

Pollen grains of water pollinated species have special characteristics to protect them. Mention any two such characteristics.
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/1/2]

Q220251 mark

Give the reason for the failure of fertilisation in a flower when the pollen and the ovules of that flower mature at different times.
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/2/2]

Q3MCQ20251 mark

Which one of the following plants can serve as a good material for studies on stages of reduction division ?
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 57/1/3]

(A)Dianthus caryophyllus
(B)Tradescantia reflexa
(C)Zea mays
(D)Vicia faba
Q4MCQ20251 mark

Embryo sac of a flowering plant represents :
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/2/1]

(A)Megasporangium
(B)Male gametophyte
(C)Female gametophyte
(D)Microspore
Q5MCQ20251 mark

The diagram given below shows labelling of four parts of an anatropous ovule of an angiosperm as 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D'.
[Image]
Choose the option that indicates the correct labelling of 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D'.
A B C D
[Max Marks: 1 | Sets: 57/2/3]

(A)Nucellus Funicle Integuments Micropyle
(B)Nucellus Micropyle Integuments Funicle
(C)Integuments Micropyle Nucellus Funicle
(D)Nucellus Funicle Micropyle Integuments
Q6MCQ20251 mark

Study the diagram of a microsporangium of an angiosperm given below and choose the option which correctly labels 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D'.
[Image]
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 57/1/2]

(A)A : Endothecium, B : Connective, C : Pollen sac, D : Tapetum
(B)A : Tapetum, B : Connective, C : Endothecium, D : Pollen sac
(C)A : Tapetum, B : Pollen sac, C : Connective, D : Endothecium
(D)A : Pollen sac, B : Connective, C : Tapetum, D : Endothecium
Q7MCQ20251 mark

The diagram given below shows labelling of four parts of a dicot embryo during its development as P, Q, R and S.
[Image]
Choose the option that indicates correct labelling of 'P', 'Q', 'R' and 'S' of embryo in different stages of its development :
P Q R S
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 57/1/1]

(A)Egg Suspensor Radicle Cotyledon
(B)Zygote Suspensor Cotyledon Plumule
(C)Egg Radicle Suspensor Cotyledon
(D)Zygote Suspensor Cotyledon Radicle
Q8MCQ20251 mark

How many pollen grains and ovules are likely to be formed in the anther and the ovary of an angiosperm bearing 50 microspore mother cells and 50 megaspore mother cells respectively ?
[Max Marks: 1 | Set: 57/1/1]

(A)100, 25
(B)200, 50
(C)50, 50
(D)200, 100
Q9MCQ20255 marks
(A)(a) Distinguish between the two cells enclosed in a mature male gametophyte of an angiosperm.
(B)Study the diagram given below showing the modes of pollination. Answer the questions that follow. [Image] (i) The given diagram shows three methods of pollen transfer in plants. Examine them carefully and write the technical terms used for pollen transfer methods '1', '2' and '3'. (ii) State any one difference between pollen transfer method '1' and '3'. OR
(B)Explain the post-fertilisation changes that lead to seed formation in angiosperms. Mention two agents that help in fruit and seed dispersal. [Max Marks: 5 | Sets: 57/1/1]
Q10MCQ20255 marks
(A)(a) Explain the post-pollination events leading to seed formation in a flowering plant.
(B)Mention any two advantages of 'self-incompatibility' in plants. OR
(B)(a) Explain the post-fertilisation changes that lead to the formation of a fruit in a plant.
(B)Mention the function of tassels in a corn cob and filiform apparatus in an embryo sac of an angiosperm. [Max Marks: 5 | Sets: 57/2/3]

Why practise Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants PYQs?

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants has appeared in 8 Class 12 Biology exams we track between 2016–2025, with questions worth 1, 2, 3, 5 marks. CBSE Board examiners consistently reuse concepts and question patterns from this topic — practising its previous year questions is the most reliable way to know exactly what to expect in your exam.

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