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JIPMER2017BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Options

  1. AHard outer layer of pollen is called intine
  2. BSporogenous tissue is haploid
  3. CEndothelium produces the microspores
  4. 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.

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