Eduprobe
Question:
Which one of the following statement is correct?
Sporogenous tissue is haploid.
Tapetum nourishes the developing pollen.
Endothecium produces the microspores.
Hard outer layer of pollen is called as intine.
Solution:
Hard outer layer of pollen is called exine. Sporogenous tissue is diploid. Endothecium is the lining of the cavity of anther. Megaspores become the female gametophyte (the ovule) while microspores become the male gametophyte (the pollen). They are both produced by meiosis and then develop into the gametophytes through mitosis.