Pollination Flashcards
In most plants what is achieved thorough pilloinafion
Internal fertilizarion
Anther
Where pollen is produced and stored
Pollen grains
Cases containing male gamers
Fulminant
Stalk that supports the anther
What is the male part of the flower
Stamen
Stigma
Sticky lip of the pistol that captures pollen grains
Style
Stalk that supports the stigma and in which pollen tube forms
Ovary
Swollen Base of pistil containing ovules
Ovules
Sacs containing female gametes
Female part of the flower
Pistol
What is a pollen tube
Structure that delivers the sperm cells to the egg cells
What happens after the pollen lands in the female part of the flower?
The pollen tube forms, a zygote grows into a embryo and is nourished by food stored within the seed in which the embryo grows. The seeds tougher outer coating protects the developing embryo
Why is a bee a pollinator
They transfer pollen between different flowers of the same species
Two pollinators
Bees, bats,
If a plant doesn’t have petal how does pollen transfer
They release the pollen into the air and the wind carries the pollen to the female reproductive parts of other flowers ( example is a willow tree)