Question:

Embryo sac is to ovule as _____ is to an anther.

Updated On: Jul 6, 2022
  • stamen
  • filament
  • pollen grain
  • androecium
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The Correct Option is C

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A typical carpel consists of ovary which can have many ovules. Each ovule has an embryo sac, which in turn has a single egg cell. Similarly, in majority of angiosperms each stamen consists of a bilobed anther, which in turn has two pollen sacs in each lobe, consisting of pollen grains.
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Sexual reproduction in flowering plants takes place or happens when the production of a new organism occurs from two parents by making use of their gametes or sex cells. Both sexual and asexual reproduction can be found in plants. Nearly all flowering plants reproduce sexually. Flowers play a captious role in the process as it carries both the male and female reproductive parts commonly known as androecium and gynoecium respectively.

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