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Which of the following is not true about generative cell?

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It is smaller in size than vegetative cell.
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It is spindle-shaped.
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It has the vegetative cell suspended in its cytoplasm.
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It has dense cytoplasm and a nucleus.
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Solution

The correct option is C It has the vegetative cell suspended in its cytoplasm.
Pollen grain divides mitotically to form a large vegetative cell and a smaller generative cell.
The generative cell is small and floats in the cytoplasm of the vegetative cell.
Generative cell is spindle-shaped with dense cytoplasm and a nucleus.
Generative cell divides mitotically to produce two male gametes.

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