In the flowering plant world, reproduction means an intricate succession of events. It begins when a pollen grain that carries the sperm cells lands on the top of the pistil, the female reproductive ...

Stamens produce fine grains, called pollenCarpels produce ovules ... different in structure from wind-pollinated flowers. This table describes some differences: Examples of plants that use ...

In flowering plants, male and female reproductive structures can be found in the ... Female gametes are found in ovules and produced in the ovary of the flower.

You might think flowers don't have much choice about who they mate with, given they are rooted to the ground and can't move.

They discovered a new "gate" at the chalazal end of the ovule that regulates nutrient transport ... structure that functions ...

Unlike ferns, which release spores into the environment, seed plants hold their female reproductive structures -- ovules -- on the plant itself. Capturing airborne pollen was crucial for their ...