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Author: BROOKER
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 39, Problem 3TY
Where would you find female gametophytes of a flowering plant?
- a. in the anthers of a flower
- b. at the stigma of a pistil
- c. in the style
- d. within ovules in a flower’s ovary
- e. in structures that are dispersed by wind, water, or animals
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