Question

What are the different types of pollination found in flowering plants?

• A. cut pollination, whirl pollination
• B. fold pollination, core pollination
• C. self pollination, cross pollination
• D. twirl pollination, open pollination

Answer 1

The correct option is C self pollination, cross pollination

Pollination is of two types. They are

1. Self pollination: The transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of the same flower or another flower of the same plant is known as self pollination.

2. Cross pollination: The transfer of pollen grains of a flower to the stigma of another flower of a different plant of the same species is called cross pollination.