Egg Cell Development

Question 1

describe megasporogenisis

Answer 1

megasporocyte -> meiosis -> 4 haploid megaspores -> 1 survives

Question 2

describe megametogenesis

Answer 2

1 surviving haploid megaspore grows -> its nucleus goes through mitosis 3x -> 1 large cell, 8 haploid nuclei

Question 3

8 haploid nuclei formed after megametogenesis

Answer 3

1 egg cell
2 synergids
3 antipodal cells
2 polar nuclei