In flowering plants, one sperm nucleus fuses with an

egg nucleus, and a zygote forms that develops into an
embryo. Another sperm nucleus
a. fuses with a primary endosperm cell to produce
three cells, each with one nucleus.
b. fuses with a primary endosperm cell to produce
one cell with one diploid nucleus.
c. fuses with the endosperm mother cell, forming a
primary endosperm cell with a single triploid
nucleus.
d. fuses with one of the endosperm mother cell
nuclei to produce a diploid tissue that serves as
the food supply for the embryo.
e. degenerates.


Answer: c

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