Question

The diploid number for a lily whose pollen contains 12 chromosomes would be _________ and is produced when the pollen, containing sperm, _______ the egg.

Answer 1

24, pollinates

Step-by-step explanation:

flowers are pollinated not fertilized

Answer 2

In organisms that breed sexually, the body cells have a diploid number, or 2n, and the gametes have a haploid number, n. The diploid number of chromosomes is double that of the haploid number. So the the diploid number would be 24 and it is produced when the pollen, containing the sperm, fertilizes the egg.