Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 37.5, Problem 3C
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To define: Apomixis

Concept introduction: Flower is a reproductive part of a modified thick shoot of an angiosperm plant. In order to carry out sexual reproduction, it involves the conversion of shoot apical meristem into floral meristem. There involves various parts that make up the structure of flower.

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To determine: The advantages of apomixis when compared with other forms of asexual reproduction.

Concept introduction: Flower is a reproductive part of a modified thick shoot of an angiosperm plant. In order to carry out the sexual reproduction, it involves the conversion of the shoot apical meristem into floral meristem. There involves various parts that make up the structure of a flower.

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All of the following are correct about asexual reproduction EXCEPT     a) it can create numerous offspring quickly   b) the offspring are genetically identical to the parent   c) it enables animals living in isolation to produce without a mate   d) it is advantageous when the environment is changing and the organisms is stressed.

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