From the following, which one best suits a characteristic of a vegetative cell in a pollen grain?

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From the following, which one best suits a characteristic of a vegetative cell in a pollen grain? (A) Floats in cytoplasm of generative cell. (B) Is small and spindle shaped. (C) Is larger than generative cell but lacks reserve food. (D) Has a large irregularly shaped nucleus.

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When the pollen grain is mature it contains two cells, the vegetative cell and the generative cell. The vegetative cell is bigger, has abundant food reserve and a large irregularly shaped nucleus. The generative cell is small and floats in the cytoplasm of the vegetative cell. It is spindle-shaped with dense cytoplasm and a nucleus.

Q. From the following, which one best suits a characteristic of a vegetative cell in a pollen grain?

Floats in cytoplasm of generative cell.

Is small and spindle shaped.

Is larger than generative cell but lacks reserve food.

Has a large irregularly shaped nucleus.