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O-LevelBiologyGenetics & Variation5090/11 · May/June 2011 · Q331 Mark

The diagram shows part of a flower at the time of pollination. How does the male gamete reach the female gamete?

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Apollen tube grows down the style.
BThe pollen grain moves down the style.
CThe male gamete digests its way down the style.
DThe male gamete swims down the style.

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A: pollen tube grows down the style.

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Genetics & Variation, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 33.

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