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What is the transfer of pollen from a stamen to a stigma called?
AFertilisation
BPollination
CGermination
DRespiration
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Pollination
1. The stamen of a flower makes pollen, which carries the male sex cells.
2. The stigma is the part that receives pollen.
3. Moving pollen from stamen to stigma is called pollination.
4. Wind, water and animals such as bees can all carry the pollen there.
_Source: Siyavula Natural Sciences Grade 7 (CC BY 4.0), Pollination_
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