Plant Reproduction
Have you ever wondered where
flowering plants come from? Most
flowering plants reproduce by a
method called cross-pollination. To
understand how cross-pollination
works, you need to understand the
parts of a flower.
The stamen is the male part of a
flower. The stamen has two parts: the
anther and the filament. The anther
produces pollen, which is what
causes new plants to form and
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What information from the article,
combined with what you know about
plants, tells you that cross-pollination is
a constant process?
The pistil is responsible for producing
pollen, and insects like pollen.
Pollen always finds its way into an
insect's mouth, so the insect can eat it.
Insects are always looking for food, so
they will always carry pollen to other
plants.
Plants carry pollen to other plants, so
insects can find food.