Sexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsHard

Question

Transfer the pollen grains from the anather to the stigma of another flower of the same plants is called

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A.xenogamy
B.getionogamy
C.karyogamy
D.autogamy

Solution

Geitonogamy (Greek geiton = neighour and gameium = to many) involves the transer of pollen grains from a male flower to the stigma of another female flower orginating on same plant. Thus, geitonogamy operator only in monocicious plants, ie, plants having male and female flowers on different places but on the same plants , eg, maize (Zea mays). In animal pollinatedsystem, This is acomplished by a pollinator visiting multiple flowers on the same plants. It is also possible within species that are wind pollinated.

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