Q. Egg apparatus of angiosperms consist of

A) One synergid and two egg cells
B) Two synergids and one egg cell
C) One central cell, two polar nuclei and three antipodal cells
D) One egg cell, two polar nuclei and three antipodal cells
Explanation

Two synegirds and one egg cell. Polygonum type of embryo sac is the most common in angiosperms. It is 7-celled and 8-nucleate. The nuclei are arranged in such a way that three organized at micropylar end and form egg apparatus (one egg and two synergides,) two nuclei migrate to centre and form polar nuclei in a single central cell and three nuclei at chalazal pole organized into antipodal cells

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