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🔬 Biology  ·  Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants  ·  NEET

Filiform apparatus, the special thickening in synergids, functions mainly to:

Answer: Guide the pollen tube into the embryo sac.

  • A Anchor the antipodal cells
  • B Supply stored starch to the developing endosperm
  • C Guide the pollen tube into the embryo sac
  • D Secrete nectar for pollinators

Correct answer: C. Guide the pollen tube into the embryo sac

Explanation: The filiform apparatus of the synergids guides the entry of the pollen tube into the embryo sac.

Concept context

Flower structure, pollination, double fertilization, and seed/fruit development - the highest-scoring Class 12 biology chapter in NEET.

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