It helps in the entry of pollen tube into synergid : Filiform apparatus is present at the micropylar end in synergid. It is a mass of finger like projections. It releases certain chemical substances which direct the path of pollen tube inside the synergid through micropyle (chemotropic effect)
What does the filiform apparatus do at the entrance into ovule?
NEET UG 2008 — Botany Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
What does the filiform apparatus do at the entrance into ovule?
Held on 30 Apr 2008 · Verified 9 Jul 2026.
Options
- A
It guides pollen tube from a synergid to egg
- B
It helps in the entry of pollen tube into a synergid
- C
It prevents entry of more than one pollen tube into the embryosac
- D
It brings about opening of the pollen tube
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