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Ricki Lewis, University of New York at Albany
Mariëlle Hoefnagels, University of Oklahoma
Douglas Gaffin, University of Oklahoma
Bruce Parker, Utah Valley State College

Reproduction of Flowering Plants

Testing Your Knowledge

1. What type of pollinator might be attracted to a plant with:

a. Red sweet-smelling flowers.

b. Dull-colored, spicy-smelling flowers.

c. Yellow, heavily scented flowers.

2. Gardeners and farmers know to plant many more seeds than the number of plants that they need. What are three events that might prevent seeds from germinating?

3. Why are the biotechnologies of protoplast fusion and somaclonal variation unpredictable?

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