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What human reproductive organ is functionally similar to this seed?

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The Evolutionary Advantage of Seeds<br />

• A <strong>seed</strong> develops from the whole ovule<br />

• A <strong>seed</strong> <strong>is</strong> a sporophyte embryo, along with its<br />

food supply, packaged in a protective coat<br />

• Seeds provide some evolutionary advantages<br />

over spores:<br />

– They may remain dormant for days <strong>to</strong> years,<br />

until conditions are favorable for germination<br />

– They may be transported long d<strong>is</strong>tances by<br />

wind or animals<br />

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publ<strong>is</strong>hing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings

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