Question

A typical embryo sac possesses

• A. Egg, synergids, polar nuclei and antipodals
• B. Egg, synergids and secondary wall
• C. Egg, synergids, central cell and polar nuclei
• D. Egg, synergids and secondary cell

Answer 1

The correct option is A Egg, synergids, polar nuclei and antipodals

Embryo sac
A typical female gametophyte or embryo sac of a flowering plant at maturity is composed of seven cells and eight nuclei.
1) Egg apparatus with one egg and two synergids present towards the micropylar end.
2) Three antipodal cells present towards the chalazal end.
3) A central cell with two polar nuclei at the centre of the embryo sac.


Final answer
(C) Egg, synergids, polar nuclei and antipodals