Question

What is the first stage of reproduction in a flowering plant?

Answer 1

First stage in reproduction of flowering plant:

1. Pollination is the first stage in plant reproduction.
2. Pollination occurs when pollen transferred from a flower's anthers goes to the stigma.
3. Pollination is of two types: self-pollination and cross-pollination.
4. Self-pollination is the process by which pollen travels from the anther to the stigma on the same flower
5. Cross-pollination is the process of transfer of the pollen of one flower to the pistil of another flower.
6. The medium through which pollination occurs is known as pollinating agent.
7. Flowers are mostly pollinated by insects and wind.
8. Flowers with insect pollination and flowers with wind pollination have various adaptations.