From the statements given below, choose the option that is true for a typical female gametophyte of a flowering plant:
i. It is 8-nucleate and 7-celled at maturity
ii. It is free-nuclear during the development of
iii. It is situated inside the integument but outside the nucellus
iv. It has an egg apparatus situated at the chalazal end
(a) i and iv, (b) ii and iii (c) i and ii (d) ii and iv
Ans. The answer is the option (c) (i) & (ii)
A mature female gametophyte in a flowering plant consists of seven cells and contains eight nuclei and the embryo sac is located inside the integuments, while the nucellus surrounds it.