Plants and animals/insects work hand in hand with pollination and fertilization. In three to five sentences describe how a plant is fertilized. Be sure to use the words: anther, pollen, and pistil in your response. (4 points)

Answer 1

During pollination, pollen grains are produced in the anther of a flower. These grains contain the male reproductive cells of the plant. When a pollinator, such as a bee, lands on the flower, some of the pollen from the anther sticks to its body. As the bee moves to another flower, some of the pollen rubs off onto the sticky surface of the pistil, which is the female reproductive part of the flower. The pollen travels down the pistil and fertilizes the egg cells, leading to the formation of seeds and the continuation of the plant's life cycle.