DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

FAMILIES OF ANGIOSPERMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The joining of pollen and eggs in the female cone is called?
A
pollination
B
germination
C
fertilization
D
dispersal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In a process called fertilisation, the two gametes join and their chromosomes combine, so that the fertilised cell contains a normal complement of chromosomes, with some from each parent flower. The fertilised ovule goes on to form a seed, which contains a food store and an embryo that will later grow into a new plant.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther of one plant to the stigma of the same or another plant. Fertilization is the joining of a sperm (from the pollen grain) with the egg in the ovule.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fertilization can be defined as the fusion of the male gametes (pollen) with the female gametes (ovum) to form a diploid zygote. It is a physicochemical process which occurs after the pollination of the carpel. The complete series of this process takes place in the zygote to develop into a seed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Self-pollination occurs when the pollen from the anther is deposited on the stigma of the same flower, or another flower on the same plant. Cross-pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower on a different individual of the same species.

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