NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
What type of flowers do not open at all?
Options
- AChasmogamous flowers
- BCleistogamous flowers
- CGeitonogamous flowers
- DXenogamous flowers
Correct answer
B. Cleistogamous flowers
Step-by-step solution
Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same flower. In a nomal flower which opens and exposes the anthers and the stigma, complete autogamy is rather rare. Autogamy in such flowers requires synchrony in pollen release and stigma receptivity and also, the anthers and the stigma should. lie close to each other so that self-pollination can occur. Some plants such as Viola (common pansy), Oxalis, and Commelina produce two types of flowers – chasmogamous flowers which are similar to flowers of ot