Which statement best describes pollination?

Which statement best describes pollination?

• A. Pollen from the female stigma to the male anther.
• B. Pollen from the male anther to the female stigma, enabling fertilization.
• C. Pollen travels from petals to roots.
• D. Pollen is produced by the ovary.

Answer: (B)

Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the male reproductive part of a flower to the female reproductive part. In flowering plants, pollen is produced by the anthers on the stamen, and when it lands on a compatible stigma on the pistil, a pollen tube can grow down to the ovule in the ovary, enabling fertilization and seed development. The correct statement describes pollen moving from the male anther to the female stigma, which starts this fertilization process. The other ideas are inaccurate because pollen comes from the anthers, not the ovary, and it doesn’t travel from petals to roots or in the reverse direction from stigma to anther.