Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Question:

In the majority of flowering plants, a certain pattern is followed in megaspore mother cell (MMC) undergoing meiosis and producing megaspores. How many functional megaspores would be produced with 32 MMC?

Options:

96

32

128

62

Correct Answer:

32

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → 32 

In most flowering plants (monosporic development), each megaspore mother cell (MMC) undergoes meiosis → 4 megaspores, but only 1 becomes functional and the other 3 degenerate.
So, with 32 MMC → 32 functional megaspores.