Flowers play an important role in the life cycle of plants, which is used for reproduction. The first stage is pollination and there are two ways to pollinate flowers - by insects or wind. After fertilization, seeds are … See more

Pollination occurs when pollen from anther moves to stigma on another flower or plant; self-pollination happens within same flower/plant while cross-pollination between different plants. Insects and wind are two main ways … See more

Once pollen lands on stigma, a pollen tube grows down from grain into ovary where male gametes join female gametes in ovules resulting in fertilization; then ovule develops into seed containing embryo & food store … See more

Seed only germinates if soil is healthy, warm enough and has access to water; roots grow down taking up water & nutrients while shoot grows up supporting stem transporting minerals&water eventually … See more