Question

How many haploid cells are present in a mature female gametophyte of a flowering plant? Name them.

Answer 1

Female gametophyte is a 7-celled and 8-nucleated structure.

There are 6 haploid cells and 2 polar nuclei (in the central cell).

6 haploid cells include 3 haploid antipodal cells, 2 haploid synergids, and 1 egg cell.

The central cell includes 2 polar nuclei.

Egg cell and polar nuclei participate in double fertilization.