Class CBSE Class 12 Biology Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Q #1881
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1 Marks 2013 AISSCE(Board Exam) MCQ SINGLE
Male gametophyte in angiosperms produces
(A) two sperms and a vegetative cell
(B) single sperm and a vegetative cell
(C) single sperm and two vegetative cells
(D) three sperms
Correct Answer: A
Explanation
Pollen grain or male gametophyte in angiosperms contain one generative cell. The generative cell further divides meiotically to form two male gametes (sperms). So, a mature male gametophyte in angiosperms contains two sperms and one vegetative cell.