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Why do pollen grains have spikes?

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· Simply due to the location where the species is found.

· A coastal species may have a different pollen shape to help with things such as salt resistant while a species found inland will be more heat resistant.

· It just depends on the type of environment in which the plant has adapted.

It also has something to do with bees. Bees have to carry pollen therefore telling how honey is collected

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Some pollen grains have spikes so they can easily attach to other animals or plants.
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The reason why some pollen grains have spikes is because of the plant species. It also may be because of where the plant was adapted.

Pollen grains have spikes also simply due to the location where the species is found.

It is located in the coastal species where pollen grains have a different pollen shape to help with things such as salt resistant while a species found inland will be more heat resistant.

It really just depends on the type of environment in which the plant has adapted.

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why do some pollen grains have rough or sharp, thorny surface

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Insect-pollinated flowers have larger pollen grains so as to make it easy for the insets to carry them. Bees are the most common insects that facilitate pollination.

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Rough pollen surface ensures better attachment with pollinators as well as the stigmatic lobes. Hence some pollen have rough or sharpthorn surfaces.

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Why does pollen have spikes?

The reason why some pollen grains have spikes is because of the plant species. It also may be because of where the plant was adapted. Pollen grains have spikes also simply due to the location where the species is found. It is located in the coastal species where pollen grains have a different pollen shape to help with things such as salt resistant while a species found inland will be more heat resistant. It really just depends on the type of environment in which the plant has adapted. By Lyn Le


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What the function of the pollen grains?

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pollen grains are little grains in side a flower


Which part of the stamen contains pollen grains?

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What are grains that produce sperm cells called?

Microspore mother cell after undergoing meiosis produces pollen grains, and the pollen grains during germination produce sperms by undergoing pollen mitosis.


What will you say that anther forms pollen or pollen grains?

anther is a bi lobed structure inside this pollen grains are formed by pollen mother cells


Where are pollen grains produced?

pollen grains are produced in pollen sac of anthers which are present on the male gamets of flower


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It allows landing of pollen grains and germination of compatible pollen grains only.


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