Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Question 34

34. Filiform apparatus is a characteristic feature of

(a) suspensor

(b) egg

(c) synergid

(d) zygote

Show Answer

Answer : c

Hints & Solutions

(c) A synergid cell wall forms a highly thickened structure called the filiform apparatus at the micropylar end consisting of numerous finger like projections into synergid cytoplasm. These synergid cells are necessary for pollen tube guidance in ovule.