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Q.If the tip of the pollen tube enters into the embryo sac of the ovule through micropyle then it is called

(a) Chalazogamy
(b) Porogamy
(c) Mesogamy
(d) Autogamy
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Entry of the pollen tube through the micropyle is porogamy — the answer is (b).

The route by which the pollen tube enters the ovule to reach the embryo sac is named after the point of entry:

  • (b) Porogamy — entry through the micropyle (the normal, commonest type). ✓
  • (a) Chalazogamy — entry through the chalaza (e.g. Casuarina).
  • (c) Mesogamy — entry through the integuments / side (funicle) of the ovule. …

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