Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 29, Problem 14SQ
Banana plants produce seedless fruit because they are ________
- a. triploid
- b.
monocots - c. propagated by grafting
- d. treated with colchicine
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Ch. 29 - _______ is the arrival of pollen on a receptive...Ch. 29 - An animal pollinator may receive _____ when it...Ch. 29 - In flowers, a _______ contains one or more...Ch. 29 - In flowers, the structures that produce male and...Ch. 29 - Meiosis of cells in pollen sacs forms haploid...Ch. 29 - True or false? All flowers are pollinated by bees.Ch. 29 - The three main parts of a mature seed are...Ch. 29 - The seed coat forms from the __________. a....Ch. 29 - Seeds are mature ______; fruits are mature...Ch. 29 - Dixie Bee prepares a plate of fruits for a party...
Ch. 29 - Cotyledons develop as pan of ________. a. carpels...Ch. 29 - Exposure to _______ can trigger seed germination....Ch. 29 - Prob. 13SQCh. 29 - Banana plants produce seedless fruit because they...Ch. 29 - Match the terms with the most suitable...Ch. 29 - Whos the Pollinator? Massonia depressa is a...Ch. 29 - Whos the Pollinator? Massonia depressa is a...Ch. 29 - Whos the Pollinator? Massonia depressa is a...Ch. 29 - Whos the Pollinator? Massonia depressa is a...Ch. 29 - Prob. 1CTCh. 29 - Is the seedling shown on the right a monocot or...Ch. 29 - All but one species of large-billed birds native...
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