Question

what is a difference between pollination and fertilization

Answer 1

the transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma is pollination
it occurs in bisexual
the fusion of male and female gametes is called fertilisation
it occurs in unisexual and large organism

Answer 2

Pollination and fertilization are two ways of producing offspring, although the former is only applicable to some plants while the latter is applicable to almost every living things in this world. While one can state the many differences between pollination and fertilization, it is better if we take a closer look at them first.

Pollination

Pollination is a way of reproduction for flowering plants. The word comes from the word pollen, which is basically the sperm of the plant. The pollen makes contact with the plant’s stigma and then the fertilization process starts. It is basically what sex is to plants. The process of pollination was actually discovered in the 18th century by a man named Christian Sprengel.

Fertilization

Fertilization is the joining of gametes together in order to produce an offspring. The female egg will be fertilized by a male sperm and this will lead to the creation of a child, be it for animals or for plants. For flowers, this only happens when there is successful fusion of male and female gametes. Basically fertilization occurs not only in animals but in plants as well.