Answer the question from the diagram of typical anatropous ovule.
The embryo sac is also known as:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → female gametophyte
Option (2) female gametophyte — Correct. The embryo sac develops from the functional megaspore and produces the female gamete (the egg). Because it is the haploid structure that carries the egg, it is called the female gametophyte.
NCERT Extract:
The Pistil, Megasporangium (ovule) and Embryo Sac – “… Female gametophyte : In a majority of flowering plants, one of the megaspores is functional while the other three degenerate. Only the functional megaspore develops into the female gametophyte (embryo sac). This method of embryo sac formation from a single megaspore is termed monosporic development.”