Botany-Gymnosperms

NEET Botany Gymnosperms MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-numerical-Hard-Class 11

If a gymnosperm plant has 120 microsporophylls, each bearing 10 microsporangia, and each microsporangium produces 1000 microspores, how many pollen grains are formed in total?

A

1,200,000

B

12,000,000

C

120,000

D

1,200

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

Each microsporophyll has 10 microsporangia, and each microsporangium produces 1000 microspores, which develop into pollen grains. Therefore, 120 microsporophylls x 10 microsporangia x 1000 microspores = 1,200,000 pollen grains.

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