Question

Name the type of cell division that occurs during:

Formation of pollen grains.

Answer 1

1. Meiosis: It is the cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four daughter cells.
2. Pollen grains are the male gamete of flowering plants which contains half of the genetic material.
3. Pollen grains formation occurs by meiosis, to produce haploid pollens with half chromosome number as that of the mother cell.