Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plant Question 140

Question: In flowering plants, a mature ‘male gametophyte’ is derived from a ‘pollen mother cell’ by [BHU 1994]

Options:

A) Three mitotic divisions

B) One meiotic and two mitotic divisions

C) Two meiotic divisions

D) A single meiotic division

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

The mature male gametophyte of angiosperm is 3-celled, 3 nucleated and formed by one meiosis and two mitosis.