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The pollen tube usually enters the embryo sac
BiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsAIIMSAIIMS 2004
Options:
  • A through one of the synergids
  • B by directly penetrating the egg
  • C between one synergid and central cell
  • D by knocking off the antipodal cells.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: through one of the synergids
After entering the wall of the embryo sac the pollen tube during its entry into the embryo sac passes through the nucellar cells and the synergids, e.g. Fagopyrum. The pollen tubes passes between the egg and one synergid. In Cardiospermum, it passes between embryo sac wall and synergid. In Oxalis, it passes directly through a synergid. In Viola, it enters a synergid and makes its way through the base of the synergid. In normal cases only one synergid destroys by the impact of the pollen tube and the other remains intact until sometimes afterwards.

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