Male gametophyte with least number of cells is present in:

51 2014 AIPMT Plant KingdomGametophytes Medium
Male gametophyte with least number of cells is present in:
A Pteris
B Funaria
C Lilium
D Pinus

Detailed Solution

In angiosperms such as Lilium the male gametophyte (pollen grain) is reduced to just 2–3 cells, the least in the plant kingdom.
Pteris and Funaria have multicellular free-living gametophytes, and the Pinus male gametophyte has more cells than that of an angiosperm.

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