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Smelly Fruit
At first glance there is little to like about the durian. The durian is a fruit popular in Thailand that is spiky outside and stinky on the inside. When confronted with the durian for the first time, the Wall Street Journal recently reported that westerners often describe its distinctive sulphurous smell with words like stinky socks and manure. However, the durian is so popular in Thailand that one variety of the durian fruit, called the Kan Yao, has been selling for as high as $200. Even at that price, supply of the Kan Yao cannot keep up with demand. There are approximately 30 varieties of the durian grown in Thailand, with the most plentiful selling in the $15 range. The yellow flesh of the durian, the part you eat, has very powerful smell, but possesses a sweet, nutty taste that Thais cannot seem to get enough of at any price.
-Refer to Smelly Fruit.If it cost a Thai farmer $100 to produce and $25 to market the Kan Yao durian that she sells for $200 at the marketplace,her revenue,for each durian sold,would be _____.

• A) $125
• B) $200
• C) $25
• D) $100
• E) $325

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Definitions:

Endosperm Mother Cell

A cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to produce the endosperm after fertilization, which provides nutrients to the developing seed.

Sperm Nucleus

The nucleus found in sperm cells containing half of the genetic material required for the fertilization process leading to the development of a new organism.

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, which will develop into an embryo through cell division.

Dispersal

The movement of organisms from their birth site to other locations for breeding or living habitat.