Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections (9th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-13429-601-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13429-601-2

Chapter 31 - Review - Page 645: 2

Answer

d. One fertilizes an egg, and the other fertilizes a cell that develops into stored food.

Work Step by Step

In angiosperms, each pollen grain produces two sperms. One fertilizes the egg. The other sperm fertilizes a cell which becomes the endosperm. The endosperm stores and becomes the food for the embryo during it's growth.
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