alleryEach microsporangium releases how many pollen grains when the anther splits?
AJust one grain
BSeveral thousand
CExactly four grains
DAbout a hundred
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Several thousand
1. Every sporogenous cell can make a tetrad.
2. There are many such cells.
3. So several thousand pollen grains form.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 2, Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants._
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