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A pollen tube is part of the male gametophyte of seed plants. It acts as a conduit to transport the male gamete cells from the pollen grain, either from the stigma (in flowering plants) to the ovules at the base of the pistil, or directly through ovule tissue in some gymnosperms.
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What part of the flower is the pollen kept?
The pollen is made and stored by the anthers.In flowering plants the vegetative tube cell produces the pollen tube.
After the pollen grains land on the stigma what begins to grow from a cell in the pollen?
A pollen tube grows from a cell in the pollen and penetrates the style of the flower, allowing the sperm cells to travel to the ovule. This process is essential for fertilization to occur in plants.
What is the function of the pollen tube?
The pollen tube of most seed plants acts as a conduit to transport sperm cells from the pollen grain, either from the stigma (in flowering plants or angiosperms) to the ovules at the base of the pistil, or directly through ovule tissue in some gymnosperms (conifers and gnetophytes).
Inside what structure do the sperm of seed plants form?
The sperm of seed plants form inside the pollen tube, a structure that develops from the pollen grain. The pollen tube grows towards the ovule to deliver the sperm cells for fertilization.
How does a pollen tube form?
A pollen tube forms when a pollen grain lands on the stigma of a flower and germinates. The pollen grain absorbs water and begins to grow a tube that will penetrate the style of the flower and reach the ovary. This is a crucial step in the process of fertilization in plants.
What serves as a bridge between the pollen grain and the egg?
The pollen tube serves as a bridge between the pollen grain and the egg in flowering plants. Once the pollen grain lands on the stigma, it germinates and forms a pollen tube that grows down through the style towards the ovary, where it delivers the male gametes to the egg for fertilization.
In seed plants the sperm make it to the egg via?
By swimming in watery fluid through the neck of archegonium the sperm reaches to the egg in seedless plants.
How are a pollen tube and style similar?
Both the pollen tube and style are part of the female reproductive structure of plants. The pollen tube delivers male gametes to the ovule located in the ovary through the style, which is a stalk-like structure that connects the stigma to the ovary. Both structures play essential roles in the fertilization process of plants.
What is the term for the entry of the pollen tube into the ovule through the micropyle?
The term for the entry of the pollen tube into the ovule through the micropyle is "micropylar penetration." This process is essential for fertilization to occur in plants.
What travels down the pollen tube to fertilize the pistil?
The male gametes (sperm cells) travel down the pollen tube to fertilize the female gametes (egg cells) located in the pistil. This process is essential for sexual reproduction in plants.
Where does germination of the pollen grain occur in flowering plants?
Germination of the pollen grain typically occurs on the stigma of the carpel (female reproductive organ) in flowering plants. The pollen grain produces a pollen tube through which the male gametes travel to fertilize the ovule.
A structure grown by a pollen grain that contains two sperm nuclei is called what?
The structure grown by a pollen grain that contains two sperm nuclei is called the pollen tube. The pollen tube is responsible for delivering the sperm nuclei to the ovule for fertilization in plants.
