AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

PLANT REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A tube that grows from a pollen grain to an ovule.
A
Pollen tube
B
Filament
C
Anther
D
Pollination
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: Growth of pollen tube towards ovule is called Phototropism.

Detailed explanation-2: -After a pollen grain lands on a receptive stigma of a pistil, a pollen tube germinates from the hydrated pollen grain and delivers the immotile sperm cells over a long distance toward the ovule. A pollen tube is a tip-growing cell that grows surprisingly fast.

Detailed explanation-3: -The pollen tube (PT) is a unique and specialized structure in plants. Its sole purpose is to deliver sperm cells to the female gametophyte for double fertilization.

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