The Following Question Refers to the Generalized Life Cycle for Plants

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Multiple Choice

The following question refers to the generalized life cycle for plants shown in the figure. Each number within a circle or square represents a specific plant or plant part, and each number over an arrow represents meiosis, mitosis, or fertilization. Which number represents a megaspore mother cell in the figure?

• A) 1
• B) 3
• C) 5
• D) 7

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Definitions:

P-value

A measure in statistical hypothesis testing that helps determine the significance of results.

Two-Tailed Test

A statistical test of hypothesis where the area of interest spans both tails of the distribution, allowing for investigation of deviations in two opposite directions.

Sample Proportions

The fraction or percentage of observations in a sample that fall into one particular category or class.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, commonly the mean, indicating the variation of a sample statistic from the population parameter.