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The number of pollen grains, produced by each head inflorescene of family Asteraceae having 10 actinomorphic flowers (if each anther produces 20 pollen grains), are

A

300

B

500

C

800

D

1000

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The correct Answer is:
D
Each flower has 5 anthers and, therefore are 50 anthers. Each anther produces 20 pollen grains. So total pollen grains will be `10 xx 5 xx 20 = 1000`.
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