Question

Egg apparatus of embryo sac has egg cell and synergids. The ploidy level and number of respective cells are

• A.

  Egg Cell		Synergids
  Ploidy	Number	Ploidy	Number
  n	1	n	1

• B.

  Egg Cell		Synergids
  Ploidy	Number	Ploidy	Number
  2n	1	2n	2

• C.

  Egg Cell		Synergids
  Ploidy	Number	Ploidy	Number
  n	1	n	2

• D.

  Egg Cell		Synergids
  Ploidy	Number	Ploidy	Number
  2n	2	2n	1

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Egg Cell		Synergids
Ploidy	Number	Ploidy	Number
n	1	n	2

Egg cell and synergids both are haploid but egg cell is one in number whereas synergids are two in egg apparatus.