Pollination is best defined as

a)transfer of pollen from anther to stigma

B)germination of pollen grains

C)growth of pollen tube in ovule

D)visiting flowers by insects

Which most correctly describes the process of pollination in flowering plants?

1. As you are walking through the woods with a friend, you notice some ferns growing along the path. When you stop to examine them, you note that there are brown bumps on the underside of the leaf, which you believe to be either some kind of fungal disease or insects. Your friend says that the bumps are normal. Who is correct? Explain

2. Describe where pollination and fertilization occur beginning with production of the pollen grains and ending with the sperm nuclei reaching the egg nucleus. Be specific and detailed.

3. How can someone tell if the pollen sacs are open? How would someone know if the stigma is mature? Be specific.

4. Seeds come from which part of the flower? Fruit is what part of the flower? The embryo comes from which part of the flower?

5. Explain how pine cones and strobili are different.

Match the part of the flower with its correct function