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What's the difference between pollination and fertilisation?

   
Answer
 

Pollination is the process of moving pollen from one flower to another. Fertilisation is what happens when the pollen gets there. A long tube grows down from the pollen grain to reach the egg cell and fertilise it.

 

 

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