I keep getting “Pollination” questions wrong in Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants. What's the trap?
confusing pollination (pollen transfer) with fertilisation (gamete fusion).
The usual trap: confusing pollination (pollen transfer) with fertilisation (gamete fusion). How to avoid it: pollination just delivers pollen; fertilisation is the fusion that follows. Go back to the definition — the transfer of pollen from anther to stigma; it may be self-pollination (same flower/plant) or cross-pollination (different plant).
Key point
Pollination
Common mistake
confusing pollination (pollen transfer) with fertilisation (gamete fusion).
Memory tip
pollination just delivers pollen; fertilisation is the fusion that follows.
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