Question

The male gametes in plants are formed by ______.

Options

• Mitotic division of nucleus of vegetative cell

• Meiotic division of nucleus of vegetative cell

• Mitotic division of nucleus of generative cell

• Meiotic division of nucleus of generative cell

Answer 1

The male gametes in plants are formed by mitotic division of nucleus of generative cell.

Explanation:

In plants, male gametes (sperm cells) are formed within the pollen grain by the mitotic division of the generative cell, not the vegetative cell. Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces haploid cells, which is not the case with the formation of male gametes in plants. The vegetative cell in a pollen grain is responsible for providing nutrients to the generative cell, not for forming the gametes.