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Biology Question on sexual reproduction in flowering plants

In Angiosperms pollen tube liberate their male gametes into the :-

A

Central cell

B

Antipodal cells

C

Egg cell

D

Synergids.

Answer

Synergids.

Explanation

Solution

On reaching of pollen tube inside the embryo sac, the 2 male gametes are discharged through a sub- terminal pore in pollen tube. The contents of pollen tube are discharged in the synergid and the pollen tube does not grow beyond it in the embryo sac. Further the cytoplasm of pollen tube is restricted to chalazal end of this synergid cell.