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Question:

What is the characteristics of tapetum?

It does not store food

It is multi-nucleated

It is multi-layered structure

It nourishes the developing pollen grains.

Solution:

Tapetum is the innermost one cell thick layer of the microsporangium wall. The cells of this layer are radially enlarged and store food. The cells are multinucleated and provide nourishment to developing microspores or pollen grains. So, the correct answer is option B.