Which of the Following Statements About a Seed Produced by Apomixis

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about a seed produced by apomixis is incorrect?

• A)The seed coat is made of diploid cells derived from the ovule of a flower.
• B)The embryo consists of diploid cells derived from fertilization of a haploid egg by a haploid sperm.
• C)Cotyledons are the primary food storage tissue of the embryo.
• D)A diploid embryo is contained within the seed.
• E)The embryo of the seed is a clone.

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