Draw a T.S. of a young anther of an angiosperm. Label the different layers of the wall and write their functions.

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Functions

•The outer three layers that is EPIDERMIS , ENDOTHECIUM AND MIDDLE LAYERS protects the pollen and helps in dehiscence of anther to release pollen

•The inner layer i.e TAPETUM nourishes the developing pollen grains

•Sporogenous tissue undergo meiosis to form the microscope tetrads

•Cell of tetrads are called microspore mother cell