Question

Name the component cells of the ‘egg apparatus’ in an embryo sac.

Answer 1

Components of embryo sac:

A mature embryo sac contains:

* Egg apparatus with one egg and two synergid cells

* Three antipodal cells and

* Two central polar nuclei which remain free until fertilisation by male gametes.



Egg apparatus

The component cells of the egg apparatus are two synergids and one egg cell. They are all haploid in nature.