Touch the stigma and notice how it feels. What is the advantage of this type of texture? A. The sticky texture allows for capture of prey to help with fertilization B. The sticky texture allows for the exchange of carbon dioxide to assist with photosynthesis. C. The sticky texture allows for pollen to adhere to the stigma for fertilization. D. The sticky texture allows for water molecules to not escape from the plant, thus preventing dehydration.
A-Most stigmas are covered with a waxy, sticky substance. This wet substance allows stigmas to provide an important service by re-hydrating dry pollen to prepare the grains to enter the ovary and initiate the process of fertilization.
