Which of the Following Is a Key Difference in the Life

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a key difference in the life cycles of higher animals and higher plants (angiosperms) ?

• A)Gametes are produced by animals, but plants produce diploid spores that act as gametes and undergo fertilization.
• B)In animals the zygote is produced by the fusion of haploid sperm and eggs, but in plants the zygote is produce by fusion of a haploid sperm and a diploid egg producing a 3N cell.
• C)In animals there is a double fertilization, while in plants only one fertilization event occurs.
• D)In animals the immediate products of meiosis are gametes, while in plants the immediate products are haploid spores.
• E)Animals have a multicellular gametophyte, while plants produce single cell gametes.

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