#Question id: 5686
#Unit 5. Developmental Biology
Following statements are regarding to double fertilization in angiosperms.
A. One sperm cell fuses with the egg cell to produce the zygote that will develop into the new embryonic plant.
B. The second sperm cell fuses with the usually binucleate central cell, giving rise to the
endosperm, the tissue that nourishes the developing embryo. This second event is not “true” fertilization in the sense of male and female gametes undergoing fusion.
C. The second sperm cell fuses with the usually binucleate central cell, giving rise to the
endosperm, the tissue that nourishes the developing embryo. This second event is “true” fertilization in the sense of male and female gametes undergoing fusion.
D. During fertilization in angiosperm, when the sperm cells are released, the egg undergoes a flux of Ca2+. Then, chemicals released from the egg appear to make the sperm competent for cell fusion.
Which of the following statements are true?
#Question id: 6942
#Unit 5. Developmental Biology
How long does embryonic development (before 1st instar larva hatches) take in this organism?
#Question id: 6943
#Unit 5. Developmental Biology
The portion of the blastoderm-stage embryo which will give rise to most ectodermal, mesodermal, and endodermal tissues is called the:
#Question id: 6944
#Unit 5. Developmental Biology
Which would lead to a dorsalized embryo? (Recall that genes in Drosophila are named for their mutant phenotype.
#Question id: 6945
#Unit 5. Developmental Biology
The portion of the Drosophila body plan which will produce the wing is called
#Question id: 6946
#Unit 5. Developmental Biology
The adult body plan of the fly is based on reiterating structures called segments; segment precursors (parasegments) are first positioned at the cell-by-cell level by which group of genes?