Tag: biological diversity

Nacre, also known as the mother of pearl, is an organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer; it also makes up the outer coating of pearls. It is strong, resilient, and iridescent. So, the correct option is A. ( A hard iridescent substance forming the inner layer of certain shells )

Pollen grains form the first cell of male gametophytic generation.It divides into two unequal cells; a small generative cell and a larger vegetative cell. During the germination of pollen tube over the carpel, the vegetative tube nucleus migrates into the pollen tube and reaches up to the distal end. The generative cell also migrates into the pollen tube and divides to form two male gametes. Each male gamete consists of a large nucleus surrounded by a thin sheath of cytoplasm. 

Homosporous pteridophytes produce only one type of spores. Also, all the sporangia in a homosporous pteridophyte are similar.

• In angiosperms, as the pollen tube penetrates the ovule, it releases two sperm cells. One fuses with the egg to create a diploid zygote which develops into an embryo, while the other joins with the fusion nucleus to form a triploid nucleus that develops into endosperm.
  
• So the correct answer is ' Diploid'.

Anal style are a pair of thread like appendages arising from the 9th segment of the male cockroaches. They are characteristic feature of male cockroaches and help in copulation.

Cockroach blood is not red because they do not use hemoglobin to carry oxygen. In fact, their bloodstream is not used to carry oxygen either. They use a system of pipes called tracheae to bring the oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from their tissues and oxygen goes directly into tissues by diffusion. So, the correct option is A. ( Oxygen goes directly into tissues by diffusion )

Walking fern is a common name for Adiantum. It belongs to Pteridophyta. It got its name as wherever arching leaves of parent plant body touches the ground, new plantlets grow giving it a walking appearance.