NEETBiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsMCQ+4 / −1
Which one of the following statements is correct?
- ACleistogamous flowers are always autogamous.
- BXenogamy occurs only by wind pollination.
- CChasmogamous flowers do not open at all.
- DGeiotonogamy involves the pollen and stigma of flowers of different plants.
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Correct answer: A
Cleistogamous flowers do not expose their reproductive parts. Anthers and stigma lie close to each other. Pure autogamy occurs since there is no chance of cross-pollination. Cleistogamy is the most efficient floral adaptation for promoting self-pollination. E.g., Viola mirabilis and Oxalis autosella.
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