Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Question 31

31. What is the function of germ pore?

(a) Emergence of radicle

(b) Absorption of water for seed germination

(c) Initiation of pollen tube

(d) Release of male gametes

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Answer : c

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(c) The germ pores are apertures in the exine layer of the pollen grain where the sporopollenin is absent. The germ pore helps in the formation of the germ tube or pollen tube and which makes its exit on germination.