You Are Reading About a Garden Designer Who Has Invented

question 25

Multiple Choice

You are reading about a garden designer who has invented something called the "megagarden space" in which a few specimens are planted in a disturbed area and allowed to make a garden by self-propagation.Why might this designer choose to work with angiosperms rather than gymnosperms?

• A) Angiosperms can produce flowers and fruits to aid in seed dispersal.
• B) Angiosperms produce pollen and do not require water to reproduce.
• C) Angiosperms have alternation of generations.
• D) Angiosperms have a vascular system, which allows them to grow taller.
• E) Angiosperms can produce spores, which are more stable than seeds from gymnosperms.

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Definitions:

Burin

A type of stone tool with a chisel-like edge, primarily used in carving or engraving hard materials during prehistoric times.

Flakes

Small, thin pieces of something, typically broken off from a larger piece, often used in reference to stone tool production in archaeology.

Breeding Population

A group of organisms of the same species that interbreed and produce fertile offspring in a particular geographic area.

Genetic Isolation

A reduction in genetic variation that occurs when a population is geographically separated from other populations, potentially leading to speciation.