AIPMT PRELIMS2001Botany-Reproduction in Plants

AIPMT PRELIMS 2001 Botany Pollen Formation MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 12

In grasses what happens in micro spore mother cell for the formation of mature pollen grains :-

A

One meiotic and two mitotic divisions

B

Two meiotic & one mitotic divisions

C

One meiotic division

D

One mitotic division

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

Microspore mother cells undergo one meiotic division to form tetrads, followed by mitotic divisions to form pollen grains.

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