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There are three common kinds of pollination: self pollination, wind pollination, and insect pollination. •Self pollination is when the pollen in the stamen (male part of the plant) drops into an ovule (egg) in the ovary of the stigma (female part) of the same plant. This is why it is called self pollination. • Wind pollination occurs in plants that are all-male (its flowers only containing stamen) and all-female (its flowers only containing the stigma). The stamen develops millions of pollen grains in the spring, as the chance of the pollen reaching an all-female plant is very little, and releases it in the summer. The few pollen grains that reach an all-female plant will be likely to reach an ovule in the stigma and pollinate the ovule. • Insect pollination is used by a lot of plants. This method of reproduction is when an insect such as a bee, butterfly, moth, or sometimes a bat, reaches a flower and sucks out the nectar in the flower. As they do this, the pollen gets stuck in their legs, and when they suck the nectar from the flower of another plant, the pollen gets onto the flower and into the stigma. If the pollen from a different type of plant is put into a stigma of a plant, pollination won't occur, so God has designed the bees of each hive to suck nectar from one kind of flower each day, so that the chance of pollination will be more.

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HOW DO YOU use pollen in a sentence?

There are many diffrent ways to use pollen in a sentence, but here is an example of one: The flower includes pollen, which insects, such as bees, use to stey alive.


What are 3 ways pollen can be transferred?

The method of pollen transfer from one plant to another depends on e species of plant, and the structure of the flower. One of the most common ways pollen can get from one flower to another is to be carried by insects, most commonly bees, or birds. Sometimes pollen can brush off onto the fur of a passing mammal. Wind can also be a strong factor in the dispersal of pollen.


What is the structure that allows sperm cells to move through the style of a flower?

The structure that allows sperm cells to move through the style of a flower is the pollen tube. Pollen tubes carry the sperm cells from the pollen grains on the stigma, through the style, and into the ovary where fertilization can occur. This process is crucial for sexual reproduction in plants.


How does pollen get to one place to another?

Pollen is moved from one place to another by pollinators like bees, butterflies, birds and wind. These pollinators carry pollen grains from one flower to another, facilitating the fertilization process in plants. This movement of pollen is crucial for the reproduction of many plant species.


How are pollen grains carried to female gametes in seed plants?

Pollen grains are carried to female gametes in seed plants by the wind, insects, birds, or other animals. Once the pollen grain reaches the female reproductive structure, such as the stigma, it germinates and forms a pollen tube that grows down to the ovule, allowing for fertilization to occur.

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HOW DO YOU use pollen in a sentence?

There are many diffrent ways to use pollen in a sentence, but here is an example of one: The flower includes pollen, which insects, such as bees, use to stey alive.


What are 3 ways pollen can be transferred?

The method of pollen transfer from one plant to another depends on e species of plant, and the structure of the flower. One of the most common ways pollen can get from one flower to another is to be carried by insects, most commonly bees, or birds. Sometimes pollen can brush off onto the fur of a passing mammal. Wind can also be a strong factor in the dispersal of pollen.


What plant structure allows pollen to move through the style?

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