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Pass It On L ike people and animals, plants have male and female parts. To reproduce, the two have to get together. Cen- tral to this process is pollen. Pollen is a substance pro- duced by the anther , or male part of a flower. For the plant to produce seeds or fruit, the pollen must be transferred to the stigma , the female part of the flower. This process is called pollination. It’s a simple concept, but there are actually many ways to get this job done. A few kinds of plants are self-pollinating.

This diagram shows a typical plant’s reproductive system.

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