Question

The female reproductive system produces haploid (n) gametes called ............. or egg cell.

• A. Ovum
• B. Endosperm
• C. Pollen grains
• D. Synergids

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Ovum

A. Female gametes are also called eggs or ovum. They are created during the cellular reproduction process known as meiosis. The resulting gamete cell is a haploid cell.

B. The endosperm is a tissue produced inside the seeds of most of the flowering plants following fertilization, It surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition.

C. pollen grains are the granular microspores that occur in pollen and give rise to male gametophyte of a seed plant and they are haploid.

D. The synergids are part of the egg apparatus and are thought to help the pollen nucleus reach the egg cell for fertilization.

So, the correct answer is "ovum".