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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

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Why is it that fertilization cannot take place in flowers if pollination does not occur?

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Flower fertilization requires both male and female gametes. If pollination does not occur it means that the male gamete is not available, hence fertilization cannot take place.

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