15 ! both flowering and nonflowering plants possess specialized structures that them in reproduction. conifers are nonflowering plants that possess special to carry out reproduction. when conifers reproduce using these special structures, it is a form of . 1) a. burs b. cones c. roots 2) a. asexual reproduction b. sexual reproduction c. sexual seletion

The seed coat's most important function is to provide a) a nonstressful environment for the megasporangium. b) the means for dispersal. c) dormancy. d) a nutrient supply for the embryo. e) desiccation resistance.

How are the reproductive cycles of a fungus and a pteridophyte similar? a)both organisms form fruiting bodies that produce diploid seeds. b)both organisms produce haploid spores and exhibit diploid and haploid stages. c)both organisms reproduce sexually when two haploid hyphae fuse. d)both organisms exhibit a diploid stage and are only able to reproduce asexually.

Which diagram best represents the chromosomes that would be found in a two new skin cells produced as a result of this process?