Question

Mature male gametophyte is made up of [RPMT 1995]
A) One cell B) Two cells C) Three cells D) Four cells

Answer 1

c)three cells...........

Answer 2

Mature male gametophyte is made up of two cells.

Explanation:

Pollen grains of the flower are considered as the male gametophytes. When pollen grain gets matured it contains two cells namely:

• Vegetative cell
• Generative cell

Vegetative cell is bigger than the generative cell and acts as food reserve for the pollen grains, whereas the generative cell is smaller than the vegetative cells and is seen freely floating in cytoplasm of the vegetative cell.