Question

Differentiate between the following:

Vegetative and generative cell

Answer 1

Basis of Difference	Vegetative cell	Generative cell
Size	Larger	Smaller
Cytoplasm	Abundant, with food reserves	Dense cytoplasm; lies within the vegetative cell
Nucleus	Large and irregularly shaped	Smaller nucleus; cell is often spindle-shaped
Function	Forms the pollen tube during germination	Divides mitotically to form two male gametes
Position in pollen tube	Its nucleus leads the growing pollen tube	Travels in the pollen tube, then produces the male gametes