In a Species Showing Sporophytic Incompatibility, Which Type(s) of Pollen

question 43

Multiple Choice

In a species showing sporophytic incompatibility, which type(s) of pollen could successfully fertilize an S2S3 flower?

• A) S1 pollen from an S1S3 flower
• B) S2 or S3 pollen from an S2S3 flower
• C) S3 pollen from an S1S1 flower
• D) S1 pollen from an S1S1 flower

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Definitions:

Variance

A measure of the dispersion representing the average of the squared differences from the Mean.

Score

A numerical or categorical representation of a performance, achievement, or the outcome of an assessment.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values, calculated by dividing the sum of the values by the number of values.

Variance

The average of the squared differences from the Mean, providing a measure of how spread out numbers are in a dataset.