An anther has 1200 pollen grain. How many PMCs must have been there to...
Meiosis of one Pollen Mother Cell (PMC) produces 4 haploid pollen grains. Thus, for producing 1200 pollen grains 1200/4=300 PMCs are required.
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An anther has 1200 pollen grain. How many PMCs must have been there to...
Solution:
To find out how many PMCs must have been there to produce 1200 pollen grains, we need to use the formula:
Number of pollen grains produced by each PMC = 4 x Number of PMCs
Given that the anther has 1200 pollen grains, let's substitute this value in the above formula:
1200 = 4 x Number of PMCs
Simplifying the equation, we get:
Number of PMCs = 1200/4 = 300
Therefore, the correct answer is option B) 300.
Explanation:
- Formula to calculate the number of pollen grains produced by each PMC: Number of pollen grains produced by each PMC = 4 x Number of PMCs
- Given that the anther has 1200 pollen grains, we need to find out how many PMCs must have been there to produce them.
- Substituting 1200 in the formula, we get: 1200 = 4 x Number of PMCs
- Simplifying the equation, we get: Number of PMCs = 1200/4 = 300
- Therefore, the correct answer is option B) 300.