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Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants

Question
CBSEENBI12002286

Male gametophyte in angiosperms produces

  • Two sperms and a vegetative cell

  • Single sperm and a vegetative cell

  • Single sperm and a two vegetative cells

  • Three sperms

Solution

A.

Two sperms and a vegetative cell

Pollen grain or male gametophyte in angiosperms contain one generative cell. The generative cell. The generative cell further divides mitotically to form two male gametes(sperms). So, a mature male gametophyte in angiosperms contains two sperms and one vegetative cell.