Experimental Question Analysis

Our experimental question was does pollen morphology differ if the flower is a monocot or a dicot, our prediction/hypothesis at the beginning of this experiment was that the two monocot flowers would have many similarities while the dicot would look like a completely different species. In our pictures you can see that the Hosta and Crocosmia share both a similar shape and texture pattern. Both pollen specimens are "almond" shaped, and not only is their shape and texture similar but so is their size. The Alalea's shape is more spherical and is echinate. The Hosta's dimensions were 95.5um L 48.9um W while the Crocosmia had dimensions of 72um L and 32.5um W. The Azalea was almost semetrical in dimensions, measuring 33.1 L and 32.7 W.