Flowering plants are capable of fertilization in the absence of water because the

A. processes of pollination and fertilization occur in the soil
B. pollen tubes deliver the sperm to the eggs
C. eggs develop without sperm by parthenogenesis
D. Eggs have a structure that aids in their dispersal by wind
E. sperm contain large amounts of cytoplasm


Ans: B. pollen tubes deliver the sperm to the eggs

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