From the statements given below choose the option that are true for a typical female gametophyte of a flowering plant:

Correct Option: A  Internal fertilization occurs inside female body

Correct Option: B  A zygote contains a single nucleus.

The male gametophyte or the pollen grain develops inside the pollen chamber of the anther, whereas the female gametophyte (also known as the embryo sac) develops inside the nucellus of...

The female gametophyte or the embryo sac develops from a single functional megaspore. This is known as monosporic development of the female gametophyte. In most flowering plants, a single megaspore...

Genotype of 50% of the offspring would resemble one parent and the rest the other parent. All the F1 offsprings of the cross are heterozygous so allowing self pollination is sufficient to...

(a) Eight nuclei in mature Embryo sac - Three cell form an egg apparatus , consisting of one egg cell and two synergids  - Three cells at chalazal end called antipodals  - A...

(b) i and iii i. The male and female gametes are formed and released simultaneously iii. Water is the medium in a majority of organisms exhibiting external fertilization

(c) i and iv i. MTPs are generally advised during first trimester iv. MTPs require the assistance of qualified medical personnel

(c) ii and iii, ii. They are placed to cover the cervical region iii. They act as physical barriers for sperm entry

d. (ii) and (iii) (ii) protoplasts from cells of different species can be fused  (iii) treatment of cells with cellulase and pectinase is mandatory