Question

The megaspore mother cell and the microspore mother cell

• A. Both produce pollen grains
• B. Both divide meiotically
• C. Both divide mitotically
• D. Produce pollen grains and embryo sacs, respectively

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both divide meiotically

The haploid gametophyte produces the male and female gametes by mitosis in distinct multicellular structures. Within the microsporangium, the microspore mother cell divides by meiosis to give rise to four microspores, each of which will ultimately form a pollen grain. Upon maturity, the microsporangia burst, releasing the pollen grains from the anther. In the process of megasporogenesis, a single cell in the diploid megasporangium undergoes meiosis to produce four megaspores, only one of which survives

So, the correct answer is 'both divide meiotically'