NEET2016BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsActual
The ovule of an angiosperm is technically equivalent to
Options
- AMegasporangium
- BMegasporophyll
- CMegaspore mother cell
- DMegaspore
Correct answer
A. Megasporangium
Step-by-step solution
The angiosperms are heterosporous. The stamens of the flower are the male sexual parts and they are highly modified leaves called microsporophylls. The microsporophylls produce anthers or microsporangia. Within the anther, there are special diploid cells called pollen mother cell or microspore mother cells. The microspore mother cells undergo meiosis to produce haploid microspores or pollen grains. The microspore produces a few celled male gametophytes, each male gametophyte has two cells tube cell and a generative