Question

Fertilisation involves the fusion of the

• A. haploid male gamete in the pollen grain with the haploid female gamete of the ovule.
• B. haploid male gamete in the pollen grain with the diploid female gamete of the ovule.
• C. diploid male gamete in the pollen grain with the diploid female gamete of the ovule.
• D. diploid male gamete in the pollen grain with the haploid female gamete of the pollen grain.

Answer 1

The correct option is A haploid male gamete in the pollen grain with the haploid female gamete of the ovule.

Fusion of male gamete with the female gamate is called fertilisation. It involves the fusion of haploid male gamete present in the pollen grain with the haploid female gamete present in the ovule.