In flowering plants, the sperm does not have to swim to the egg. The sperm reaches the eggs by
A) wind pollination.
B) cell division within the spore case.
C) digestion of the seed coat.
D) a pollen tube.
E) burrowing through the embryo sac wall.

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In flowering plants, the sperm reaches the egg through a pollen tube that grows from the pollen grain, through the style, and into the ovary to the ovule, where fertilization occurs.

In Flowering Plants, the Sperm Does Not Have to Swim