Question

Number of meiotic divisions required to produce $16$ angiospermic male gametes is _________.

• A. $4$
• B. $8$
• C. $2$
• D. $16$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $2$

One microspore mother cell undergo meiotic division and form into four microspores or pollen grains. Each pollen grain by undergoing two mitotic divisions produces two male gametes. So, from one microspore mother cell by one meiosis and 8 mitotic divisions 8 male gametes are formed. For the formation of 16 male gametes, 2 meiotic divisions occur.

So the correct answer is '2'.