In angiosperms the male gametophyte is ____A______ and completely depends on ___B_____
A | B | |
1. | Elaborate | Female gametophyte |
2. | Highly reduced | Female gametophyte |
3. | Elaborate | Sporophyte |
4. | Highly reduced | Sporophyte |
In angiosperms the male gametophyte is A: Highly reduced and completely depends on B: Sporophyte.
Male gametophyte is represented by the pollen grain and it is highly reduced.
Unlike in lower plants like Bryophytes and Pteridophytes, higher plants do not have free living and independent existence.