Campbell Biology (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0135188741
ISBN 13: 978-0-13518-874-3

Chapter 38 - 38.2 - Concept Check - Page 836: 1

Answer

Three ways that plants avoid self-fertilization are: 1) The biochemical mechanism of killing genetically self pollen called self-incompatibility; 2) Having separate male and female plants; and 3) By having two different kinds of flowers (pin, thrum) on different plants of the same species.

Work Step by Step

This question is asking you to summarize the information found on pp. 828-829. You might also have slightly different set of answers by separating gametophytic and sporophytic self-incompatibilities as two of the three parts of your answer.
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