Class CBSE Class 12 Biology Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Q #1878
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1 Marks 2007 AISSCE(Board Exam) MCQ SINGLE
In majority of angiosperms
(A) egg has a filiform apparatus
(B) there are numerous antipodal cells
(C) reduction division occurs in the megaspore mother cells
(D) a small central cell is present in the embryo
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Correct Answer: C
Explanation
In most of the angiosperms megaspore mother cell (2 n ) divides meiotically to produce 4 cells. Out of these 3 degenerate and one remains which forms functional megaspore. Egg does not have filiform apparatus.

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