Multiple Choice
Many flowering plant species have elaborate mechanisms to prevent an individual's pollen from fertilizing its own egg cells.Why?
A) to prevent inbreeding
B) to prevent polyspermy
C) to prevent cross-species fertilization and the production of dysfunctional hybrid offspring
D) to prevent double fertilization and the formation of endosperm
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