Which of the Following Factors Most Likely Accounts for the Fact

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors most likely accounts for the fact that polyploids are much more common in plants than in animals?

• A) A tetraploid plant is more likely to be able to self-fertilize and produce offspring, but a tetraploid animal would need a second, independently produced tetraploid with which to mate.
• B) A diploid plant is more likely to be able to self-fertilize and produce offspring, but a diploid animal almost always needs another diploid as a mate.
• C) Plants are more likely to produce diploid gametes than are animals.
• D) Meiotic mechanisms are less reliable in plants than in animals.

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Definitions:

Stapes

The smallest bone in the human body, located in the middle ear, and is involved in transmitting sound vibrations to the inner ear.

Incus

Also known as the anvil, it is one of the three small bones in the middle ear that helps to transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear.

Cochlear Nerve

A nerve responsible for transmitting auditory information from the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain.

Cochlea

A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure responsible for converting sound waves into nerve impulses.