EBK CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS
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Author: Reece
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Chapter 30, Problem 3TYU
Double fertilization means that
- A. flowers must be pollinated twice to yield fruits and seeds.
- B. B every egg must receive two sperm to produce an embryo
- C. C one sperm is needed to fertilize the egg, and a second sperm is needed to fertilize the polar nuclei.
- D. every sperm has two nuclei
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