In the angiosperm life cycle, two sperm cells are discharged in
each ovule. The reason that two sperm nuclei travel down the pollen
tube is that
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they both stimulate growth of the pollen tube |
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one fertilizes the egg, and the other combines with the two
polar nuclei |
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one fertilizes the egg, and the other fertilizes the
synergid |
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one is for fertilizing the egg, and one directs the pollen tube
toward the micropyle |
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if one fails in fertilization, there is a backup nucleus |
Which plants have a gametophyte that is nutitionally dependent
on the sporophyte?
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gymnosperms and angiosperms |
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bryophytes and angiosperms |
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monilophytes and gymnosperms |
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lycophytes and bryophytes |
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lycophytes and monilophytes |