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MapHarr MapHarr
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6 years ago
Describe the process of double fertilization in flowering plants.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Which statement best reflects the current understanding of pollen-tube elongation?
 
  a. It is not even known if pollen tube growth uses chemical signals or is completely random.
  b. Pollen-tube elongation will occur as long as the pistil provides moisture and energy.
  c. While it is known that chemical cues from female tissues help guide pollen tube growth,
  the identity of these chemicals is not known.
  d. Nearly all of the details of the chemical interactions between the pollen tube and pistil
  tissue are known.
  e. Pollen-tube elongation will occur only when pistil chemical cues are suppressed.
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6 years ago
Answer to q. 1

In flowering plants fertilization is typically a double event. In one event a single sperm joins with a
single egg, creating a diploid cell that will become the embryo. In the other event a single sperm joins
with the central cell of the embryo sac; the central cell begins with two nuclei, so this joining produces
a triploid cell. This triploid cell gives rise to endosperm, a tissue that provides nourishment for the
developing embryo.

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6 years ago
Commenting just to show my support for informative posts like this, keep it up 10/10
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6 years ago
That helps more than you thinks, thanks for being so thoughtful
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