plant reproduction Flashcards

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self-pollination is sexual reproduction. true or false. and why

A

true
it involves a male and female gamete of the same flower fusing together to produce an offspring

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name an enzyme produced in germinating seeds and state it’s function in the endosperm

A

amylase
it breaks down starch into maltose in the endosperm

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name a plant growth regulator in the control of seed dormancy and it’s function

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Abscisic acid

it inhibits seed germination

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state two differences between asexual reproduction and self-pollination

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fertilisation occurs in self pollination but not asexual reproduction

offsprings are genetically same as the parent cell in asexual reproduction while offsprings in self pollination have some genetic variation

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