Question

Describe the development of the male gametophyte of an angiospermic plant with a suitable diagram.

Hint:

Male gametophyte = Microspore + Pollen grain + Pollen tube + 2 male gametes.

Answer 1

Development of Male Gametophyte:

• The microspore mother cell undergoes meiosis to form haploid microspores.
• Each microspore undergoes mitosis to form a pollen grain with two cells:
  1. Vegetative cell: Responsible for pollen tube formation.
  2. Generative cell: Divides to form two male gametes.
• The mature pollen grain is released for pollination.