AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

PLANT REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In sexual reproduction the second fertilization creates the ____
A
seed
B
endosperm
C
fruit
D
roots
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -double fertilization, in flowering plant reproduction, the fusion of the egg and sperm and the simultaneous fusion of a second sperm and two polar nuclei that ultimately results in the formation of the endosperm (the food-storage tissue) of the seed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: Endosperm of angiosperms forms after fertilization from the diploid nucleus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Double fertilization involves two sperm cells; one fertilizes the egg cell to form the zygote, while the other fuses with the two polar nuclei that form the endosperm.

Detailed explanation-4: -Final answer: The formation of endosperm takes place by the fusion of two polar nuclei and one male gamete.

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