What is the characteristic of tapetum ?

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What is the characteristic of tapetum ? (A) It does not store food (B) It is multi-nucleated (C) It is multi-layered structure (D) It nourishes the megaspore

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Tapetum is the innermost one cell thick layer of microsporangium wall. The cells of this layer are radially enlarged and store food. The cells are multinucleated and provide nourishment to developing microspores or pollen grains.

Q. What is the characteristic of tapetum ?

It does not store food

It is multi-nucleated

It is multi-layered structure

It nourishes the megaspore

Tapetum is the innermost one cell thick layer of microsporangium wall. The cells of this layer are radially enlarged and store food. The cells are multinucleated and provide nourishment to developing microspores or pollen grains.