Question

Question 5: What is meant by monosporic development of female gametophyte?

Class 12 - Biology - Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Page 40

Answer 1

only one cell out of the four megaspore develops into embryo sac

Answer 2

Hello,

In flowering plants , Out of the 4 megaspores,Only one enlarges and develop into female gametophyte (Embryonal sac) and the rest 3 degenerates.

This is called as Monosporic development.

Thanks!