The single healthy megaspore retained within the megasporangium germinates to form an egg containing female gaemtophyte called______________?
Correct answer: D. Embroyo sac
- A. Ovule
- B. Seed
- C. Fruit
- D. Embroyo sac
Explanation
The surviving megaspore develops by mitotic divisions into the embryo sac, the female gametophyte of flowering plants, which contains the egg cell and other nuclei. Students may choose ovule because the embryo sac is located inside it, but the ovule is the whole structure, not the female gametophyte itself.
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