Question

Epidermis, Endothecium, Middle layers, Tapetum are ______

(a) pollen sac layers

(b) wall of anther

(c) pollen grain layers

(d) epidermal

The question was posed to me in an online quiz.

The question is from Flowering Plants Reproduction topic in section Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants of Biology – Class 12

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) wall of anther

The explanation is: The aforementioned parts form the wall of the anther. Epidermis forms the first layer. It surrounds the meristematic cells in young anthers. The second layer is the endothecium. Third layer is the middle layers and the innermost layer is the tapetum.