The Emancipation of the Russian Serfs

question 47

Multiple Choice

The emancipation of the Russian serfs

• A) required that the former serfs pay for their freedom in installments.
• B) angered peasants because it only gave them six acres each, too little to support themselves.
• C) led to Russian participation in the Crimean War in order to divert peasant complaints.
• D) led to the 1867 Revolution.
• E) was reversed by Czar Nicholas II.

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Definitions:

Alternation of Generations

A reproductive cycle of certain plants and algae that alternates between a sexual phase (gametophyte) and an asexual phase (sporophyte).

Sporophyte

The diploid, spore-producing phase in the life cycle of plants that undergo alternation of generations.

Gametophyte

A stage in the life cycle of plants and algae that is haploid and produces gametes.

Pollen Tube

A long, slender growth from a pollen grain that penetrates the ovule, allowing the sperm to fertilize the egg in plants.