Question

Give one point of difference between self pollination and cross pollination.

Answer 1

transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma is known as pollination. flowers can be self pollinated or cross pollination

Answer 2

Answer:

Self-pollination:

• It is occurs in same plant, same flower.
• It is transfer of pollen to stigma of the same flower.
• It is occur only in bisexual flowers.
• It doesn’t lead to ‘genetic diversity’.

Cross pollination:

• It is occurs in same plant, different flowers.
• It is the ‘transfer of pollen’ to stigma of ‘another flower of same plant’ or another plant of same kind.
• It is takes place both in “unisexual and bisexual flowers”.
• It doesn’t lead to ‘genetic diversity’.