Pollen magnification to see detail. The study of pollen is called palynology and is highly useful in paleoecology, paleontology, archaeology, and forensics. Pollen in plants is used for transferring haploid male genetic material from the anther of a single flower to the stigma of another in cross-pollination. In a case of self-pollination, this process takes place from the anther of a flower to the stigma of the same flower. Pollen itself is not the male gamete. Each pollen grain contains vegetative (non-reproductive) cells (only a single cell in most flowering plants but several in other seed plants) and a generative (reproductive)
Development of Spore survive in a strange world, with elements of "Nintendogs". The mobile phone version of "Spore", called "Spore Origins", was based on the tide pool phase, in which players try to survive as a multicellular organism, with gameplay similar to "flOw". On March 6, 2008, an iPhone version was demonstrated at Apple's iPhone SDK press event, though there was no commitment to ship such a product given at that event. The iPhone-Spore demo made use of the device's touch capabilities and 3-axis accelerometer. Electronic Arts confirmed on March 31, 2008 that "Spore" would be receiving post-release expansion packs. Only one expansion