Question

Observe the given figure and answer the following questions. Such pollen sacs with compound pollens are exceptional to

• A. Monocot family
• B. Dicot family
• C. Orchidaceae and asclepiadaceae
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

Pollen is a fine to coarse powder containing the microgametophytes of seed plants which produce the male gametes. In Asclepiadaceae and Orchidaceae and many monocots as well as dicots; the pollen grains of each sac are united into a single mass called pollinium. The pollinia are attached to a glandular adhesive disc at the stigmatic angle known as translator apparatus.