Question

What is the difference between pollen tube and style?

Answer 1

Pollen tube:

When seed plants germinate, the male gametophyte produces a tubular structure called a pollen tube.

Style:

1. The style is a long slender stalk, that connects the stigma and ovary of the flower.
2. It is an accessory organ of the female reproductive system of plants.

Sl.No	Pollen tube	Style
1	Pollen tubes are produced by male seed plant gametophytes.	The style is the downward projection of the pistil in the female reproductive organ of plants.
2	The pollen tube is located within the style.	Style is made up of soft tissues that nourish the pollen tube.
3	They aid in the movement of male gametes from pollen grains to ovules.	The pollen tube is guided by style all the way to the ovule for fertilization.
4	It is part of the male reproductive system of flowers.	It is part of the female reproductive part of the flower.