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Question
How many meiotic divisions are required to produce 400 pollen grains in an angiosperm?
Options
400
200
100
50
MCQ
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Solution
100
Explanation:
One meiotic division in a microspore mother cell produces 4 pollen grains. To produce 400 pollen grains, the number of meiotic divisions required = 400 ÷ 4 = 100. Hence, 100 meiotic divisions are needed to produce 400 pollen grains in an angiosperm.
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