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This activity contains 22 questions.

Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 A ____________ is the sexual reproductive unit in a plant.
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 The transfer of male pollen to the female stigma is called ______________.
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 ____________ is the sexual union of a male and female gamete.
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 ____________ is maternal tissue where the megaspore mother cell (also called megasporocyte) undergoes meiosis and forms the embryo sac.
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 An ____________ develops in the nucellus and is enclosed by the integuments.
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 Two layers of cells that develop between the nucellus and embryo sac to become the seed coat are called the _______________.
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 The __________________ is an opening between the integuments through which the pollen tube enters the ovule.
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 Specialized cells in the style that conduct the pollen tube to the ovule is called ___________.
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 A ________________ is the result of sexual reproduction and forms the embryo.
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 Plants that produce only a single modified cotyledon are _____________.
 
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Question 11
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Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window		 ____________ produce seedlings with two cotyledons.
 
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Question 12
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Open Hint for Question 12 in a new window		 The result of the fusion of two polar nuclei and one male nucleus to produce a 3n storage tissue is called ____________.
 
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Question 13
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Open Hint for Question 13 in a new window		 The ______________ is the earliest stage of embryo development before the embryo and suspensor become easily recognized.
 
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Question 14
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Open Hint for Question 14 in a new window		 The attachment between the ovary and the ovule is called the ________________.
 
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Question 15
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Open Hint for Question 15 in a new window		 The ______________ is the scar left on the seed coat after the funiculus abscises.
 
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Question 16
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Open Hint for Question 16 in a new window		 The point during development where seeds have their maximum dry weight is called _______________.
 
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Question 17
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Open Hint for Question 17 in a new window		 ___________ is germination of a seed while it is still attached to the mother plant.
 
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Question 18
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Open Hint for Question 18 in a new window		 Asexual or vegetative seed production is called _____________.
 
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Question 19
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Open Hint for Question 19 in a new window		 _________________ is the development of multiple embryos within the same seed.
 
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Question 20
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Open Hint for Question 20 in a new window		 ______________ is the formation of fruit without seeds.
 
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Question 21
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Open Hint for Question 21 in a new window		 ____________ seeds are unable to withstand maturation drying.
 
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Question 22
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Open Hint for Question 22 in a new window		 Seeds that tolerate maturation drying and survive at less than 10 % moisture are considered _____________.
 
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