Which of the following is true about pollination in flowers? (1 point)

Question

Animals pollinate flowers when they drink nectar from the base of the filaments which are in between the petals.
• Bees pollinate flowers when pollen gets stuck to their bodies, then is transferred to the stigma.
• Flowers' stigmas hold the ovules and when pollen reaches the stigma, the eggs are fertilized.
• Plants can only reproduce sexually, so during pollination the pollen of one flower must be transferred to a second flower.

Answer 1

The statement that is true about pollination in flowers is:

Bees pollinate flowers when pollen gets stuck to their bodies, then is transferred to the stigma.

This is an accurate description of how many animals, particularly bees, facilitate the pollination process by transferring pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another.

The other statements have inaccuracies:

• Animals do not drink nectar specifically from the base of the filaments; they collect nectar from the flowers, which may lead to pollen sticking to their bodies.
• The stigma does not hold the ovules; rather, the stigma is part of the pistil that receives pollen, allowing it to grow down to the ovary where the ovules are fertilized.
• Plants can reproduce both sexually and asexually, so pollen can also be transferred within a single flower for self-pollination.