What does the filiform apparatus do at the entrance into ovule?

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What does the filiform apparatus do at the entrance into ovule? (A) It helps in the entry of pollen tube into a synergid (B) It prevents entry of more than one pollen tube into the embryo sac (C) It brings about opening of the pollen tube (D) It guides pollen tube from a synergid to egg

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Synergid cells are characterized by the presence of finger-like projections called filiform apparatus attached to their upper wall at micropyler end. This filiform apparatus is known to attract and guide the pollen tube.

Q. What does the filiform apparatus do at the entrance into ovule?

It helps in the entry of pollen tube into a synergid

It prevents entry of more than one pollen tube into the embryo sac

It brings about opening of the pollen tube

It guides pollen tube from a synergid to egg

Synergid cells are characterized by the presence of finger-like projections called filiform apparatus attached to their upper wall at micropyler end. This filiform apparatus is known to attract and guide the pollen tube.