Question

Read the following statements and select the correct option.

Statement I: Pollen mother cells (PMC) are the first male gametopbytic cells.

Statement II: Each pollen mother cell (PMC) produces two pollen grains.

Options

• Statement I is true.

• Statement II is true.

• Both the statements are true.

• Both the statements are false.

Answer 1

Both the statements are false.

Explanation:

Pollen Mother Cells are a type of diploid cell (2n).

The first male gametophytic cells are pollen grains (n).

Meiosis divides each PMC, resulting in four pollen grains.