Reproduction in Plants

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Direct pollination is more efficient than indirect pollination.
Indirect pollination allows for increased diversity in offspring compared to direct pollination.
Direct pollination results in genetically similar offspring, while indirect pollination creates genetic diversity.
Direct pollination is more likely to result in self-fertilization, while indirect pollination is less likely. (correct)

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The female reproductive part of a flower, consisting of stigmas, styles, and ovaries.

A structure within the ovary containing a cell that undergoes meiosis to form haploid cells.

A process producing four haploid cells from a single ovule cell, with one maturing into the embryo sac.

Pollen lands on the stigma of the same plant, resulting in self-fertilization with less genetic diversity.

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Pollen is transferred from one plant to the stigma of another plant, enhancing genetic diversity.

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Pistils are composed of stigmas, styles, and ovaries containing one or more ovules
Meiosis in an ovule produces four haploid cells
One haploid cell undergoes three further divisions to form the embryo sac, containing an egg cell (oosphere) and polar nuclei
Pollen must be transported to the stigma for fertilization
Direct pollination occurs when pollen from a flower lands on the stigma of the same flower
Indirect pollination occurs between different plants
Agents of direct pollination include wind, gravity, and self-pollination (in plants)