Quaking Aspen Trees Can Send Out Underground Stems for Asexual

question 3

Multiple Choice

Quaking aspen trees can send out underground stems for asexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction is not as common, but when it does happen, the haploid gametes have 19 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in the cells of the underground stems?

• A) 9
• B) 10
• C) 19
• D) 38

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