Angiosperm Reproduction: Sexual Differentiation and Pollen Development
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What happens to the germ cell in a mature pollen grain?

  • It degenerates and disappears
  • It divides by meiosis to produce four haploid cells
  • It divides by mitosis to produce two sperm cells (correct)
  • It remains as a single cell
  • Which of the following is NOT a common method of pollination?

  • Wind pollination
  • Mammal pollination (correct)
  • Water pollination
  • Insect pollination
  • What is the purpose of the micropyle in the ovule structure?

  • To provide nutrients to the developing embryo
  • To allow the ovule to attach to the placenta
  • To allow the pollen tube to enter the ovule (correct)
  • To release the mature pollen grains from the anther
  • Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of wind-pollinated flowers?

    <p>Pollen that is large, barbed, and sticky</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many nuclei are present in a mature embryo sac?

    <p>7</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of angiosperms have separate male and female flowers on the same individual plant?

    <p>Monoecious</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the structure within which numerous diploid pollen mother cells are found during anther development?

    <p>Pollen sac</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the pollen grain is composed of sporopollenin, making it waterproof?

    <p>Exine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name for the groups of four spherical microspores that develop immediately after meiosis in anther development?

    <p>Tetrad</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the tapetum cells surrounding the mother pollen cells in anther development?

    <p>Transfer nutrients to developing pollen</p> Signup and view all the answers

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