NEET BIOLOGY

REPRODUCTION

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The plant male sex cell is also called the ____
A
anther
B
pollen grain
C
ovary
D
ovule
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: -Each pollen grain is a single cell containing two male gametes. Once mature, the anther splits open and pollen is released. Both male gametes are involved in fertilisation, resulting in formation of a zygote and an endosperm. This process of double fertilisation is unique to flowering plants.

Detailed explanation-3: -stamen, the male reproductive part of a flower. In all but a few extant angiosperms, the stamen consists of a long slender stalk, the filament, with a two-lobed anther at the tip. The anther consists of four saclike structures (microsporangia) that produce pollen for pollination.

Detailed explanation-4: -The parent plants have male and female sex cells, called gametes. The genetic material from the male and female gametes combines to produce offspring.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pollen grains are male gametes.

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