Q.

Male gametophyte in angiosperms produces                        [2015]

1 single sperm and two vegetative cells  
2 three sperms  
3 two sperms and a vegetative cell  
4 single sperm and a vegetative cell  

Ans.

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The protoplast of the male gametophyte divides mitotically to produce two unequal cells — a small generative cell and a large vegetative cell. The generative cell divides later into two non-motile male gametes (or sperms). Thus, the male gametophyte in angiosperms produces two sperms and a vegetative cell. The vegetative cell, later on, grows to produce a pollen tube.