NEETBiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsMCQ+4 / −1
Which one of the following pollinations is autogamous?
- AGeitonogamy
- BXenogamy
- CChasmogamy
- DCleistogamy
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Correct answer: D
Autogamy is a kind of pollination in which the pollen from the anthers of a flower are transferred to stigma of the same flower. Cleistogamy, homogamy, bud pollination are three methods of the autogamy. Cleistogamy occurs in those plants, which never open and ensure complete self-pollination. E.g., Commelina bengalensis, Oxalis, Viola etc.
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