What happens to the pollen grain after it is transferred from the stamen to stigma?

It fertilizes the egg cell

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It germinates to form the pollen tube

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It grows to meet the corolla

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It withers away

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Solution

The correct option is B It germinates to form the pollen tube
Transfer of pollen grains from the anther of stamens to stigma is called pollination. The pollen then elongates to form the pollen tube. The pollen tube grows through the style and reaches the ovule in the ovary and fertilization takes place.

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