NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
How do cleistogamous flowers ensure pollination?
Options
- AThrough wind
- BThrough water
- CBy having anthers and stigma close to each other
- DBy attracting insects
Correct answer
C. By having anthers and stigma close to each other
Step-by-step solution
Autogamy: In this type, pollination is achieved within the same flower. Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same flower 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 other species with exposed anthers