SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where are haploid sex cells produced in a plant?
A
ovule and filament
B
ovary and filament
C
ovule and anther
D
ovary and anther
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Haploid male gametes, pollen, are formed within the anthers of the androecium. Haploid female gametes, eggs, are formed within the ovary of the gynoecium.

Detailed explanation-2: -Haploid cells are found in gametes cells. Therefore, in a flower, the haploid cells will be found in the pollen grains and the ovules.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is diploid (2n) in structure.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is a haploid plant? Haploid plants originate from gametes (or gamete-like cells) that do not go through fertilization, but can still generate a viable individual. Therefore, haploids contain only the chromosome set found after meiosis in male (sperm cells) or female (egg cells) gametes.

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