Question : (a) Identify A, B, and D in the given diagram and write their names. (b) What is pollination? Explain its significance. (c) Explain the process of fertilization in flowers. Name the parts of the flower that develop after fertilization into (i) seed, (ii) fruit.

Question : (a) Identify A, B, and D in the given diagram and write the

1.	Question : (a) Identify A, B, and D in the given diagram and write their names. (b) What is pollination? Explain its significance. (c) Explain the process of fertilization in flowers. Name the parts of the flower that develop after fertilization into (i) seed, (ii) fruit.
Answer» Solution :(a) A-Stigma B-POLLEN TUBE C-Ovary D-Female germ cell/Egg cell (b) Pollination-Transfer of pollen grains from anther to the stigma of a flower. Significance of pollination-Process of pollination leads to fertilization as it brings the male and female GAMETES together for fusion. (c) After a pollen falls on a suitable stigma, the pollen tube grows out of the pollen grain and travels through the style to reach the ovule in the ovary. Here the male germ cell (carried by the pollen tube) fuses with the female germ cell to FORM a zygote. (i) Ovule (ii) Ovary