Plant and Animal Development Share a Number of Features but Differ

question 17

Multiple Choice

Plant and animal development share a number of features but differ in major ways as well. Which of the following best summarizes the similarities between the two forms of development?

• A) Both plants and animals develop following a process of single fertilization.
• B) Both plants and animals produce specialized tissues through irreversible processes of determination and differentiation.
• C) Both plants and animals produce gametes via meiosis followed by mitosis of haploid cells.
• D) Both plant and animal development depend on precise control of gene expression in time and in space.

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