NEET 2014 Biology question

Male gametophyte with least number of cells is present in :

(1)Pteris
(2)Funaria
(3)LiliumCorrect
(4)Pinus

Answer: (3)

Solution

The male gametophyte of angiosperms (Lilium) is the pollen grain, which is highly reduced and at shedding is 2-celled (vegetative cell and generative cell) or 3-celled. In Pinus the male gametophyte (pollen grain) has several cells (two

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