Question

A flower of tomato plant following the process of sexual reproduction produces 240 viable seeds. Answer the following question giving reasons :
How many megaspore mother cells were involved?

Answer 1

From one megaspore mother cell, 4 megaspores are formed.

Out of these 4 megaspores, 3 of them degenerate and only one remains functional. In the production of 240 seeds, 240 megaspore mother cells are involved.