DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

FAMILIES OF ANGIOSPERMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Can you have pollination without fertilization?
A
Yes
B
No
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Flower fertilization requires both male and female gametes. If pollination does not occur it means that the male gamete is not available, hence fertilization cannot take place.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pollination is the transfer of pollen grains from an anther to a stigma. Pollen can be transferred by an animal or by the wind. Fertilisation takes place inside the ovary when the nucleus of pollen grain fuses with the nucleus of an ovule to produce a zygote.

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