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Answer» Male gametes are found INSIDE tiny pollen grains on the anthers of flowers. Female gametes are found in the ovulesof a flower.
The male gametes of angiosperms CONSIST of two sperm cells within a pollen grain or a pollen tube. They are derived from a single generative cell, which is formed as the smaller cell by unequal cell division in the microsporeafter meiosis.
The OVARY of the plant produces the female ovule, or egg cell. The malesperm cell is generally encased by some sort of enclosure, like a pollen grain. This allows the egg and sperm cells to stay moist and SAFE from destruction. The complexity of the different types of gametes will be seen shortly.
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