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)
Life Is a Flower Life Is a Flower "Life Is a Flower" is a song by Ace of Base, released as their first single from their 1998 album "Flowers". The song was released in the US with different lyrics, titled "Whenever You're Near Me", and in a different key. It peaked at number 1 in Hungary and within top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Italy, Scotland, Spain, Sweden and the UK. "Life Is a Flower" was certified silver in the UK by the BPI. Two music videos of "Life Is a Flower" were shot. The first one was not finished and has never been released.