Give one term for: bisexual flower remains closed all their life so that the pollen can easily pollinate the stigma of the flower.

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Cleistogamous is a term used when bisexual flowers will be closed throughout their life so that the pollen can easily 'pollinate' the stigma of the flower.

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Give one word/term for the following :
(a) A flower containing both male and female parts
(b) Arrangement of flowers on a twig/stem
(c) When pollen grains of a flower reach the stigma of the same flower.
(d) When maturation time of reproductive parts in a flower is different.
(e) When stigma and anthers do not grow up to same height, which favours only cross-pollination ?
(f) Pollination of flowers by insects.
(g) Pollination of flowers by birds.

Which one of the following is one of the characteristics of self-pollinated flowers?
(a) Flowers are large and showy
(b) Flowers remain closed and do not open
(c) Stigma and anthers mature at the same time
(d) Pollen is produced in very large quantities

Bisexual flower remains closed all their life so that pollen can easily pollinate the stigma of the flower .

Q. Statement 1: Bisexual flowers contain both stamen and pistil in their flowers.

Statement 2: Bisexual flowers can undergo both self-pollination and cross-pollination.

Q. Cleistogamous flowers are self-pollinated because [1 mark]
(A) they are bisexual flowers which do not open at all.
(B) they are bisexual and open flowers.
(C) they are unisexual.
(D) their stigma matures before the anthers dehisce.

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