Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Question:
Which of the following cell divides mitotically to give rise to the two male gametes?
Options:
Vegetative cell.
Megaspore mother cell.
Generative cell .
None of these.
Correct Answer:
Generative cell .
Explanation:
In over 60 per cent of angiosperms, pollen grains are shed at this 2-celled stage. In the remaining species, the generative cell divides mitotically to give rise to the two male gametes before pollen grains are shed (3-celled stage).