How does double fertilization occur in flowering plants?a. The two sperm in a pollen tube fertilize the two egg cells present ineach female gametophyte.b. One of the two sperm in a pollen tube fertilizes the single egg in afemale gametophyte, and the other fuses with the two nuclei presentin the central cell.c. Two sperm, one contributed by each of two different pollen tubes,fertilize the two egg cells in a single female gametophyte.d. Two sperm contributed by separate pollen tubes enter a singlefemale gametophyte; one of the sperm fertilizes the egg cell, and theother fertilizes the central cell.e. None of the above is correct.

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How does double fertilization occur in flowering plants?
a. The two sperm in a pollen tube fertilize the two egg cells present in
each female gametophyte.
b. One of the two sperm in a pollen tube fertilizes the single egg in a
female gametophyte, and the other fuses with the two nuclei present
in the central cell.
c. Two sperm, one contributed by each of two different pollen tubes,
fertilize the two egg cells in a single female gametophyte.
d. Two sperm contributed by separate pollen tubes enter a single
female gametophyte; one of the sperm fertilizes the egg cell, and the
other fertilizes the central cell.
e. None of the above is correct.

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