Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants Ques 70

70. In an angiosperm, how many microspore mother cells are required to produce 100 pollen grains

(a) 25

(b) 50

(c) 75

(d) 100

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Answer : a

Hints & Solutions

(a) Each microspore mother cells undergoes meiosis to produce four pollen grains. Thus, 25 microspore mother cells are required to produce 100 pollen grains.