What is the characteristic of tapetum ?

What is the characteristic of tapetum ?
  1. It does not store food.
  2. It is multi-nucleated.
  3. It is multi-layered structure.
  4. It nourishes the megaspore.

Solution

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.

Asked in: NEET 2008 (Screening)

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