Question

During formation of pollen grains, a microspore mother cell undergoes

• A. One meiotic and one mitotic division
  
• B. One meiotic and two mitotic divisions
  
• C. One meiotic division
  
• D. One mitotic division
  

Answer 1

The correct option is C One meiotic division


Microsporogenesis
Microsporogenesis is the development of microspores from the microspore mother cells. The microspore mother cell divides by meiosis to produce a group of 4 haploid cells called microspore tetrads. As the anthers mature and dehydrate, the microspores dissociate from each other and develop into the pollen grains (the male gametophytes).


Final answer
(A) One meiotic division