Which of the following statements are correct for a typical female gametophyte of a flowering plant?
i) It is 8-nucleate and 7-celled at maturity
ii) It must undergo meiosis
iii) It is situated inside the integument but outside the nucellus
iv) It has an egg apparatus situated at the chalazal end
(i) and (ii)
Statement (i) - CORRECT
Embryo sac is 8-nucleate and 7-celled because the central cell has 2 polar nuclei (counts as 1 cell but 2 nuclei).
Statement (ii) - CORRECT
Megaspore Mother Cell undergoes meiosis to form megaspores, which then develop into the embryo sac.
Statement (iii) - INCORRECT
Embryo sac is present inside the nucellus, not outside it.
Statement (iv) - INCORRECT
Egg apparatus is located at the micropylar end, not the chalazal end. Antipodal cells are at the chalazal end.
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