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Explain the structure of pollen grains in Angiosperms.

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Structure of pollen grain : pollen grain is the hapliod unicellular , uninucleated spherical shaped body bounded by outer thick , spiny or reticulate callose wall called exine and inner thin , smoth cellulose wall called exine , thin areas called germ pores are persent Intine encloses peripheral cytoplasm and central nuceleus .
pollen grain repsent the first stage of male gametophyte . Development be pollen grain takes place when it is still present in the anther locule . During the development it divides uneqally into a large vegetative cell and a small generative cell Generative cell then divides and give rise to two .
non - motile male gametes . this takes place either in the pollen grain or in the pollen tube after pollination .
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  • The pollen grain is

    A
    an immature male gametophyte
    B
    a mature male gametophyte
    C
    partially developed male gametophyte
    D
    last stage of male gametophyte
  • The pollen grain is

    A
    an immature male gametophyte
    B
    a mature male gametophyte
    C
    partially developed male gametophyte
    D
    last stage of male gametophyte
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