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Chapter 45, Problem 2FIB
In a flowering plant, the male gametophyte is the __________. It is formed in the __________ of a flower. Pollination occurs when pollen lands on the __________ of a flower of the same plant species. The pollen grain grows a tube through the __________ of the carpel to the ovary at the base of the carpel. The tube enters an ovule through an opening in the __________ of the ovule.
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
Ch. 45.1 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 45.1 - diagram the life cycles of ferns and flowering...Ch. 45.2 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 45.2 - diagram the structure of a complete flower and...Ch. 45.2 - During finals week in the spring semester, a...Ch. 45.2 - Prob. 1TCCh. 45.2 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 45.2 - explain the processes of pollination and double...Ch. 45.3 - explain how the parts of a flower develop into the...Ch. 45.3 - Prob. 1HYEW
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