Which of the following in female gametophyte of an angiosperm helps in guiding the pollen tube for fertilizing the eggs?

(A)Antipodals
(B)Synergids
(C)Central cells
(D)Polar nucleus

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The synergids have special cellular thickenings at the micropylar tip called filiform apparatus, which play an important role in guiding the pollen tubes into the synergid.

Chapter: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Section: 1.2.2 The Pistil, Megasporangium (ovule) and Embryo sac
Page: 10
Words matched: 26 of 26

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that the filiform apparatus of synergids plays an important role in guiding pollen tubes, which directly answers the question and distinguishes synergids from other options.

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