BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 21, Problem 12SA
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Pollination is the process of transmission of male gamete to female gamete by the help of various agencies such as air, water, insects, birds, bat and many more. Different plants are pollinated by different means.
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Ch. 21 - The first plants were_________. a. ferns c....Ch. 21 - Which of the following statements is false? a....Ch. 21 - In bryophytes, eggs are fertilized in a chamber on...Ch. 21 - Prob. 4SACh. 21 - Coal consists primarily of compressed remains of...Ch. 21 - Prob. 6SACh. 21 - Prob. 7SACh. 21 - Prob. 8SACh. 21 - Only angiosperms produce_______. a. pollen c....Ch. 21 - The _______do not have xylem or phloem. a. mosses...
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