Question

A bilobed, dithecous anther has 100 microspore mother cells per microsporangium. How many male gametophytes can this anther produce?

Answer 1

Each microspore mother cell produces 4 microspores.

There are 4 microsporangia in the anther (2 lobes × 2 microsporangia each).

Total male gametophytes = 4 × 100 × 4 = 1600