alleryStart learning →In angiosperms, pollination is defined as the transfer of pollen between which two structures?
AFrom the ovary to the stigma
BFrom the anther to the stigma
CFrom the anther to the ovule
DFrom the stigma to the ovary
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. From the anther to the stigma
1. Pollination is the placement or transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma.
2. It may involve the same flower or another flower.
3. Once transferred, the pollen germinates to form the pollen tube and the sperm that fertilise the egg.
4. Travel to the ovule happens after pollination, inside the pollen tube, so it is fertilisation rather than pollination.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 32 "Plant Reproduction", section 32.2 Pollination and Fertilization_
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