Jean listed the steps involved in the life cycle of a gymnosperm.

1 - The pollen gets stuck in a sticky liquid.

2 - Sperm from the pollen fertilize the egg in the ovule.

3 - The ovule develops into a seed.

4 - When mature, the seeds are dispersed.

Which step is missing?

A. Before step 3, the ovule develops cones.

B. Just after step 3, the ovule develops cones.

C. Before step 1, wind carries pollen from the male to the female cones.

D. Just after step 1, wind carries pollen from the male to the female cones

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Biology

Selina Gould

30 May, 20:29

Jean listed the steps involved in the life cycle of a gymnosperm.

1 - The pollen gets stuck in a sticky liquid.

2 - Sperm from the pollen fertilize the egg in the ovule.

3 - The ovule develops into a seed.

4 - When mature, the seeds are dispersed.

Which step is missing?

A. Before step 3, the ovule develops cones.

B. Just after step 3, the ovule develops cones.

C. Before step 1, wind carries pollen from the male to the female cones.

D. Just after step 1, wind carries pollen from the male to the female cones

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Maren Barker · Answer 1

Answer: The gymnosperm life cycle has a dominant sporophyte generation. Both gametophytes and the next generation's new sporophytes develop on the sporophyte parent plant ... Each female gametophyte produces an egg inside an ovule. Pollination occurs when pollen is transferred from a male to female cone.