Plants and animals/insects work hand in hand with pollination and fertilization. In three to five sentences describe how a plant is fertilized. Be sure to use the words: anther, pollen, and pistil in your response.
Fertilization in plants occurs through a process called pollination. Pollen, which carries the male gametes, is produced by the anther, located on the stamen of the plant. In order for fertilization to occur, the pollen must be transferred to the female reproductive part of the plant, called the pistil. The pistil mostly consists of the stigma, which is sticky and is designed to capture the pollen. Once the pollen lands on the stigma, it travels down the pistil to the ovary, where fertilization takes place, resulting in the formation of seeds.
In plant fertilization, the process starts with the male reproductive organ of the plant, called the anther, producing pollen grains. These pollen grains contain the male gametes. When conditions are suitable, the pollen is released and can be carried by wind, water, or animals to the female reproductive organ of the plant, called the pistil. The pistil consists of the stigma, style, and ovary. The pollen lands on the stigma and then travels down the style to reach the ovary, where fertilization occurs and leads to the formation of seeds.
A plant is fertilized through the process of pollination, which involves the transfer of pollen from the anther (the part of the flower that produces pollen) to the stigma (the sticky top part of the pistil, which is the female reproductive organ of the flower). Pollination can occur through various means, such as wind, water, or by animals and insects like bees, butterflies, or birds. Once the pollen reaches the stigma, it travels down the style (the elongated part of the pistil) and reaches the ovary where fertilization takes place, resulting in the formation of seeds and fruits.
