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Item CE098004: Both the leaves and the roots of a plant can develop from a single fertilized cell.

In plants, pollination produces fertilized cells.  What parts of a plant can eventually develop from a single fertilized cell?

  1. The leaves, but not the roots
  2. The roots, but not the leaves
  3. Both the leaves and the roots
  4. Neither the roots nor the leaves
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 3212
6–8
n = 1985
9–12
n = 1214
Male
n = 1581
Female
n = 1567
English
n = 2843
Other
n = 293
A. 18% 20% 14% 20% 16% 18% 22%
B. 27% 27% 28% 26% 28% 27% 29%
C. 44% 42% 48% 43% 46% 45% 35%
D. 10% 11% 10% 11% 10% 10% 14%