Question

During the development of the embryo sac, a mega pore mother cell undergoes ______ meiosis and mitosis respectively.

Options

• 1, 3

• 4, 1

• 3, 1

• 1, 4

Answer 1

During the development of the embryo sac, a mega pore mother cell undergoes 1, 3 meiosis and mitosis respectively.

Explanation:

During the development of the embryo sac, the megaspore mother cell undergoes i meiosis to produce four haploid cells three disintegrates and one acts as a function gamete. This cell undergoes 3 mitotic divisions to form 8 celled stage which gets organized into 3 antipodal cells, 2 central cells, 3 cells develop into egg apparatus.