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  • Pollination and Fertilization: Understanding Seed Formation
    That's almost right! When pollination occurs, it's not seeds that form directly, but fertilization that occurs. Here's the breakdown:

    * Pollination: The transfer of pollen from the anther (male part) of a flower to the stigma (female part) of the same or a different flower.

    * Fertilization: After pollination, the pollen grain grows a pollen tube down the style of the pistil, delivering the sperm to the ovule (female egg) within the ovary. This is fertilization.

    * Seed formation: Following fertilization, the ovule develops into a seed. The seed contains the embryo (the future plant), a food source (endosperm), and a protective coat (seed coat).

    So, pollination is the essential first step, but fertilization is what actually leads to seed formation.

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