In angiosperms, double fertilization produces a trinucleate cell that gives rise to a ____ endosperm and a ____

embryo.



a. haploid; triploid
b. triploid; haploid
c. triploid; diploid
d. diploid; triploid
e. diploid; haploid


ANSWER: c

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