In Most Flowering Plants, One Sperm Nucleus Fuses with an Egg

question 30

Multiple Choice

In most flowering plants, one sperm nucleus fuses with an egg forming a zygote that develops into an embryo. Another sperm nucleus fuses with ____.

• A)the endosperm mother cell to produce three cells, each with one nucleus
• B)the endosperm mother cell, forming a diploid cell
• C)the endosperm mother cell, forming a triploid (3n) cell
• D)one of the smaller megaspores to produce what will eventually become the seed coat
• E)one of the smaller megaspores to produce a diploid endosperm

Acknowledge the impact of hormones on sexual drive in males and females.

Understand the effects of castration and testosterone-replacement therapy on sexual desire and function.

Differentiate between male and female sexual response and orgasm.

Be aware of the factors influencing sexual arousal and desire, including the impact of external stimuli and hormone levels.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

An interval estimate used to infer the reliability of a parameter estimate, such as a mean or proportion, within a population.

Population Mean

The average value of a population attribute.

Population Mean

The average of all the members of a population.

Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points in a population, calculated as the square root of the variance.