JIPMER 2017
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2017
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
JIPMER 2017 · Botany · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Options
- AHard outer layer of pollen is called intine
- BSporogenous tissue is haploid
- CEndothelium produces the microspores
- DTapetum nourishes the developing pollen
Correct answer
D. Tapetum nourishes the developing pollen
Step-by-step solution
Tapetum is innermost nutritive structure of anther wall which nourishes the developing pollen grain.