Cell Division

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Which type of cell division results in the formation of four haploid daughter cells?

  • Mitosis
  • Sporogenesis
  • Cytokinesis
  • Meiosis (correct)

What is the characteristic life cycle of all plants and green algae/charophytes called?

  • Mitosis
  • Meiosis
  • Sporogenesis
  • Alternation of generations (correct)

Which term refers to the process by which chromosomes are doubled via fertilization or fusion?

  • Heterosporous
  • Fertilization (correct)
  • Homosporous
  • Sporogenesis

Which group of plants are heterosporous?

<p>Flowering plants (angiosperms) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the male gametophyte called in angiosperms?

<p>Pollen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the female gametophyte called in angiosperms?

<p>Ovule (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the prefix for the male, or sperm-bearing, life stage in plant reproduction?

<p>Micro- (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During microsporogenesis, where does the development of the pollen occur?

<p>In the androecium (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the nutritive tapetum?

<p>To provide nutrition to the microsporocytes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the integuments in an immature ovule?

<p>To protect the ovule (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the opening in the integuments called?

<p>Micropyle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens during megasporogenesis?

<p>Development of the egg-bearing gametophyte (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the synergids in the mature embryo sac?

<p>To attract sperm to the egg cell (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of double fertilization?

<p>Formation of the zygote and endosperm (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the source of the seed coat in a mature seed?

<p>Integuments (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the flower does microsporogenesis occur in?

<p>Androecium (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the nutritive tapetum in microsporogenesis?

<p>Feeding the microsporocytes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the opening in the integuments of an ovule called?

<p>Micropyle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the synergids in the mature embryo sac?

<p>Attraction of sperm to the egg cell (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the source of the endosperm in a mature seed?

<p>Polar nuclei (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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