Question

Cleistogamous flowers are

• A. Self pollinated
• B. Insect pollinated
• C. Wind pollinated
• D. Bird pollinated

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Self pollinated

When some physical barrier is present between male and female reproductive parts of a flower which prevents self-pollination, it is called herkogamy. Some flowers, do not expose their sex organs. Such flowers are called cleistogamous and the phenomenon is cleistogamy. Here, self-pollination takes place. Dichogamy refers to maturation of male and female sex organs at different times.