One of the male gametes fuses with an egg cell to form the while another fuses with two polar nuclei to form the.

zygote

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endoplasm

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ovule

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endosperm

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The correct option is D endosperm
Fertilisation in flowering plants is referred to as double fertilisation because two male gametes are involved.
One male gamete fuses with the egg cell to form the zygote that gives rise to the embryo. The other male gamete fuses with two polar nuclei to form the endosperm.

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