Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 29, Problem 3SQ
In flowers, a _______ contains one or more ovaries.
- a. Pollen sac
- b. Carpel
- c. receptacle
- d. sepal
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