Question:

Larger nucleus in a pollen grain is

Updated On: Jul 28, 2022

tube nucleus
sperm nucleus
generativenucleus
none of these

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Pollen grain is the mother cell of male gametophyte. Development of male gametophyte begins inside the microsporangium. The microspore nucleus divide mitotically to form a smaller generative cells and a much larger vegetative cells called tube cells.

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Pre-fertilization events - Monoecious Plant

Fertilization in plants may be a process during which they undergo amphimixis in consequence of pollination and germination. During a physicochemical process, the male gametes (known as pollen) infusion with the feminine gametes (known as ovum) forms diploid zygote after carpal pollinates. The whole process happens in a zygote which later germinates into a seed. During the method, what happens is male gametes are transferred into female reproductive organs through pollinators (butterflies, birds, honey bees, bats, and flower beetles). This leads to an embryo being formed during a seed. Flowers are the reproductive organs of angiosperms and reproduce in a completely different method.

Read More: Flower Structure

The two important pre-fertilization procedures are gametogenesis and gamete transfer. The female and male reproductive forms in flowers are the androecium and the gynoecium which distinguishes and goes through development.

"Mono" means single so a monoecious plant is one that bears both male and female sex organs on same plant. The monoecious plant can produce bisexual flowers or unisexual flowers. A dioecious plant is one that bears both male and female sex organs on different plants.

Read Further: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants