What Is the Fate of the Two-Celled Pollen That Germinates

question 12

Multiple Choice

What is the fate of the two-celled pollen that germinates on a receptive stigma?

• A) one cell becomes a pollen tube; the other cell becomes two sperm cells
• B) one cell becomes a pollen tube; the other cell becomes a single sperm cell
• C) one cell dies and the other becomes a sperm cell
• D) both cells undergo mitosis to form four sperm cells
• E) both cells become sperm cells

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