The Two Cells in a Mature Pollen Grain are Formed

Question

The two cells in a mature pollen grain are formed by
A) one meiotic division and one mitotic division.
B) two meiotic divisions and one mitotic division.
C) one meiotic division and two mitotic divisions.
D) two meiotic divisions and two mitotic divisions.
E) one meiotic division in which one of the four cells degenerates.

Accepted Answer

The formation of the two cells in a mature pollen grain involves one meiotic division to produce haploid cells, followed by one mitotic division in one of those haploid cells to form the two distinct cells within the pollen grain: the generative cell and the tube cell.