Chapter 38: Q38-2TYU. (page 839)
Double fertilization means that
(A) flowers must be pollinated twice to yield fruits and seeds.
(B) every egg must receive two sperm to produce an embryo.
(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
Short Answer
(A) The statement 鈥渇lowers must be pollinated twice to yield fruits and seeds鈥 is false.
(B) The statement 鈥渆very egg must receive two sperm to produce an embryo鈥 is false.
(C) The statement 鈥渙ne sperm is needed to fertilize the egg, and a second sperm is needed to fertilize the polar nuclei鈥 is true.
(D) The statement 鈥渆very sperm has two nuclei鈥 is false.