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The number of pollen grains, produced by each inflorescence of family Asteraceae having 10 actinomorphic flowers (given that each anther produces 20 pollen grains), are:

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300

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1000

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800

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500

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The correct option is B
1000

Each flower has 5 anthers and, therefore 10 flowers will have a total of 50 anthers. Each anther produces 20 pollen grain, so total pollen grain will be $10 \times 5 \times 20 = 1000$

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