In majority of angiosperms

(A)egg has a filiform apparatus
(B)there are numerous antipodal cells
(C)reduction division occurs in the megaspore mother cells
(D)a small central cell is present in that embryo sac

The NCERT line that answers it

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A cell of the archesporium, the megaspore mother cell divides meiotically and one of the megaspores forms the embryo sac (the female gametophyte).

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How this line gives the answer

8333, emb=0.7388, combined=0.7766). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'the megaspore mother cell divides meiotically', which directly and conclusively confirms that reduction division occurs in megaspore mother cells, matching option C.

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