POLLINATION IN PLANTS 1

BIOLOGY SSS 2 THIRD TERM

WEEK NINE

POLLINATION IN PLANTS 1

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

1. Define pollination
2. Name and describe the types of pollination
3. Differentiate between the types of pollination

CONTENT

Pollination is when pollen grains from an anther, the male portion of a flower, are transferred to a female part in the flower, known as the stigma. For pollination to be successful, the pollen grains transferred must be from a flower of the same species.

After the pollen grains land on the stigma, they create a pollen tube through the length of the style or stalk connecting the stigma and ovary. Once the pollen tube is complete, the pollen grain will send sperm cells from the…