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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Question:

In flowering plants, the egg apparatus consists of:

Options:

Three antipodals and one egg cell

Two synergids and one central cell

Two synergids and one egg cell

Three antipodals and two synergids

Correct Answer:

Two synergids and one egg cell

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) -Two synergids and one egg cell

Embryo sac, the female gametophyte of angiosperm is 8-nuceated 7-celled. It includes–

1. Egg apparatus → with one egg and two synergids

2. Central cell with 2 polar nuclei

3. Three antipodals

The correct answer is indeed (3)

(3) Two synergids and one egg cell

The egg apparatus in the female gametophyte of angiosperms typically consists of two synergids, which play a role in guiding the pollen tube to the egg cell, and one egg cell, which is the female gamete involved in fertilization.