Which one of the following choices states a major difference between the life cycle of an angiosperm and a gymnosperm such as pine?
A)Angiosperms are dioecious;pines are not.
B)Angiosperms use a pollen tube to deliver sperm to the egg;pines do not.
C)The tissue surrounding the embryo is triploid in angiosperms;it is diploid in pines.
D)The megaspore mother cell is diploid in angiosperms;it is haploid in pines.
E)Microspores are produced by meiosis in angiosperms;they are produced by mitosis in pines.

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In angiosperms, the tissue surrounding the embryo, known as the endosperm, is typically triploid, resulting from the fusion of a sperm with two polar nuclei. In gymnosperms like pines, the tissue surrounding the embryo is diploid, as it is derived from the female gametophyte.

Which One of the Following Choices States a Major Difference