
The number of meiotic division needed to produce 50 seeds are
A) 63
B) 50
C) 100
D) 200
Answer
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Hint: Meiotic division is also called equational division. In this type of division, haploid somatic cells (egg and sperm) fuse together to form a zygote which is a diploid.
Complete answer:
To produce the seeds, a plant needs pollen and eggs and their fusion.
Therefore, Meiotic division of seed = Meiotic division of pollen grains + Meiotic division of eggs
For pollen grains,
4 pollen grains are produced after 1 meiotic division in 1 pollen sac
4 pollen grains 1 meiotic division
Hence, to produce 1 pollen grain meiotic division
For production of N pollen grains N pollen grains meiotic divisions
For eggs,
1 egg is produced after 1 meiotic division in megasporangium
1 egg 1 meiotic division
For production of N eggs, N eggs N meiotic division
For production of seeds,
N seeds Meiotic divisions
As per the data given in the question, the solution would be
The number of seeds
The number of meiotic divisions
For 50 pollens meiotic divisions
For 50 eggs 50 meiotic divisions
Total: meiotic divisions.
Thus the correct answer is option ‘A’ which is 63 meiotic divisions.
Note: In spermatogenesis, 52 sperm can be produced in 13 meiotic divisions. Each meiotic division will give rise to four progeny. Please remember that,
i) For pollen grains, 1 meiotic division = 4 pollen grains
ii) For eggs, 1 meiotic division = 1 egg
iii) For seeds = meiotic division of pollen grains + meiotic division of eggs
Complete answer:
To produce the seeds, a plant needs pollen and eggs and their fusion.
Therefore, Meiotic division of seed = Meiotic division of pollen grains + Meiotic division of eggs
For pollen grains,
4 pollen grains are produced after 1 meiotic division in 1 pollen sac
4 pollen grains
Hence, to produce 1 pollen grain
For production of N pollen grains
For eggs,
1 egg is produced after 1 meiotic division in megasporangium
1 egg
For production of N eggs, N eggs
For production of seeds,
N seeds
As per the data given in the question, the solution would be
The number of seeds
The number of meiotic divisions
For 50 pollens
For 50 eggs
Total:
Thus the correct answer is option ‘A’ which is 63 meiotic divisions.
Note: In spermatogenesis, 52 sperm can be produced in 13 meiotic divisions. Each meiotic division will give rise to four progeny. Please remember that,
i) For pollen grains, 1 meiotic division = 4 pollen grains
ii) For eggs, 1 meiotic division = 1 egg
iii) For seeds = meiotic division of pollen grains + meiotic division of eggs
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