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 grain down to the ovary. When the sperm cells reach the ovary and the egg cells, fertilization will occur, which will result in the formation of.... View More