Botany: Pollination Flashcards
1
Q
Pollen
A
fine, powdery substance of microscopic rains discharged from male part of lower or cone.
2
Q
Self pollination
A
the transfer of ripe pollen from an anther to a receptive stigma of the same flower or other flowers on the same plant
3
Q
Cross pollination
A
the transfer of ripe pollen from the anther of one flower to the receptive stigma of a flower on another plant
4
Q
Nectar
A
sugary fluid secreted in flowers to encourage pollination by insects and flowers
