Ginkgo Sex
This picture shows a slice through a male cone of Ginkgo biloba.
When pollen grains reach ovules on the female trees the process of
fertilisation begins and little swimming sperm are released. Sperm cells with
flagella (swimming organs) are found in the more primitive plant groups but
not in the vast majority of the more highly evolved seed plants.
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