Identify the type of cell on the basis of the following characteristics: Present in cytoplasm of the pollen grains, presence of abundant food reserve and irregularly shaped nucleus. A. Vegetative cell B. Generative cell C. Synergids D. Nucellus
Option A Vegetative cell. Vegetative cells are spherical to ovoid, 2–30 μ m in diameter with one long flimmer flagellum and one short smooth flagellum. Typically there are one or two golden-brown chloroplasts and one or more contractile vacuoles, and a stigma may or may not be present.
