AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are pollen grains produced by?
A
the anther
B
the stigma
C
the petals
D
the filament
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Through the process of meiosis, pollen is formed in the pollen sacs (microsporangia ) inside the anthers of a flower. The anther, while it is developing from anther primordium (undifferentiated cells), forms two clusters of cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stamen: The pollen producing part of a flower, usually with a slender filament supporting the anther.

Detailed explanation-3: -The male part of flowering plants is the stamen. This consists of an anther supported by a single stalk, the filament. The anther usually contains four pollen sacs which are responsible for producing pollen grains.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pollen grains are microscopic structures, which bear androecium – a male reproductive organ of a flower. The interior section of pollen grain contains cytoplasm along with the tube cell, which converts into a pollen tube and the generative cell releases the sperm nuclei.

Detailed explanation-5: -The anther consists of four saclike structures (microsporangia) that produce pollen for pollination.

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