Question

If a plant has 20

chromosomes,
how many
chromosomes
would you expect
to find in a pollen
cell from that
plant? Be sure to
explain your
thinking​

Answer 1

10 chromosomes

Step-by-step explanation:

If the plant has 20 chromosomes, its sperm (the pollen) will have 10.

Why?

Because when this sperm (pollen) fertilizes a plant egg (?) they must end up with a total of 20 chromosomes for the plant baby.