HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

CROP PHYSIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
grains containing the male sex cells
A
anther
B
pollen
C
stigma
D
filament
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pollen grains are the male sex cell of a plant. They are present in the anther of a flower.

Detailed explanation-2: -There is no sperm present in a pollen grain. A pollen grain is a tiny male plant, a male gametophyte (gamete-forming plant). He is a multicellular organism (usually two cells in flowering plants, but more in the case of gymnosperm pollen) capable of producing sperm if he gets an opportunity.

Detailed explanation-3: -In flowering plants, the pollen grain is the male gametophyte and the embryo sac is the female gametoph yte. The male gametophyte completes its early development within the anther.

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