Join the Most Relevant JEE Main 2025 Test Series & get 99+ percentile! Join Now
Search any question & find its solution
Question: Answered & Verified by Expert
Monosporic development refers to:
BiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsNEET
Options:
  • A Single megaspore developing into the embryo sac
  • B Single microspore mother cell producing tetrad pollens
  • C Presence of single ovule in ovary
  • D None of them is correct
Solution:
1800 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: Single megaspore developing into the embryo sac
In Angiosperms, single megaspore mother cell undergoes meiosis to form four megaspore of which three degenerates and only one functional megaspore undergoes mitosis to form 7 celled, 8 nucleate embryo sac. This development of embryo sac from single megaspore is called as monosporic development.

Looking for more such questions to practice?

Download the MARKS App - The ultimate prep app for IIT JEE & NEET with chapter-wise PYQs, revision notes, formula sheets, custom tests & much more.