Complete the sentence.
A () egg can grow into a seed.
fertilized pollinated germinated
Fertilized eggs grow into seeds. An egg cannot become a seed until after it is fertilized.
After a female cone is pollinated, its eggs can be fertilized. Pollination is what happens when pollen sticks to a female cone. Eggs do not get pollinated.
A seed can germinate, or begin to grow into a new plant. Eggs do not germinate.