(a) Can a plant flowering in Mumbai be pollinated by pollen grains of the same species growing in New Delhi? Provide explanations to your answer.

(b) Draw the diagram of a pistil where pollination has successfully occurred. Label the parts involved in reaching the male gametes to its desired destination. [3]

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Solution

(a) Yes, it can be done by artificial means such as carefully carrying the pollen grains from New Delhi to Mumbai and transfering them to the stigma of the flower growing in Mumbai. [1]

(b) The diagram of a pistil-pollen interaction is shown below:
[1 mark for drawing and labelling each]

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(a) Yes, it can be done by artificial means such as carefully carrying the pollen grains from New Delhi to Mumbai and transfering them to the stigma of the flower growing in Mumbai. [1] (b) The diagram of a pistil-pollen interaction is shown below: [1 mark for drawing and labelling each]

(a) Yes, it can be done by artificial means such as carefully carrying the pollen grains from New Delhi to Mumbai and transfering them to the stigma of the flower growing in Mumbai. [1]

(b) The diagram of a pistil-pollen interaction is shown below:
[1 mark for drawing and labelling each]