Question

Even in the absence of pollinating agents, the seed setting is assured in:

• A. Zostera
• B. Commelina
• C. Salvia
• D. Ficus

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Commelina

The correct option is B.

Explanation of correct option:

Option B:

1. Commelina is a plant that produces two kinds of flowers namely chasmogamous and cleistogamous.
2. Chasmogamous flowers are those that open and their stigma and anther are exposed.
3. Cleistogamous flowers in which flowers do not open at all. These flowers undergo self-pollination.

Explanation of incorrect option:

Option A:

Pollination in Zostera occurs with the help of water.

Option C:

In Salvia, insects are the agents of pollination.

Option D:

In Ficus, Female Fig wasps help in the pollination.

Final answer: Even in the absence of pollinating agents, the seed setting is assured in Commelina.