Question

Geitonogamy involves

• A. Fertilization of a flower by the pollen from another flower of the same plant.
• B. Fertilization of a flower by the pollen from another same flower.
• C. Fertilization of a flower by the pollen from a flower of another plant in the same population.
• D. Fertilization of a flower by the pollen from a flower of another plant belonging to a distant population.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Fertilization of a flower by the pollen from another flower of the same plant.

Geitonogamy is a fertilization of a flower by the pollen from another flower of the same plant. It is seen in monoecious plants like maize. It is a cross pollination within the same plant. In this, pollens are transferred by insects or winds.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.