Life.+Pollination

{$page} include component="page" wikiName="wikids" page="_menuoptions" < Prev + More > Next include component="page" wikiName="wikids" page="_close" Pollination is what starts a flower making seeds. The important parts are inside.

The __stamen__ is made from a stalk called the __filament__ and the __anther__. The anther makes pollen. Pollen is like dust. It is usually yellow or orange. The stamen is the male part of the flower.

In the middle is the __pistil__. It is the female part of the flower. At the top of the pistil is the __stigma__.

The stigma collects pollen. The pollen travels down the __style__ to the __ovary__. In the ovary, the pollen meets the eggs. Another name for the eggs is __ova__. A single egg is called an __ovum__. Together the pollen and ova start to make seeds which can grow into new plants.

Flowers can __cross-pollinate__ or __self-pollinate__. Cross-pollination is when the pollen comes from another flower. Self-pollination is when the pollen comes from the same flower.