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Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
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Which one of the following may require pollinators, but is genetically similar to autogamy?In geitonogamy, pollen is transferred to the stigma of another flower of the same plant with the help of a pollinating agent, so it is genetically similar to autogamy.
Xenogamy transfers pollen between different plants; apogamy is reproduction without fertilisation; cleistogamous flowers do not open and self-pollinate. -
Which one of the following statements is not true?Honey is made from flower nectar, not by digesting pollen; it consists of sugars, minerals, enzymes and water.
So the statement about honey is not true. -
Transmission tissue is a characteristic feature ofIn a solid style, the pollen tube grows through a transmitting tissue, separating its cells by secreting pectinase.
In a hollow style, the pollen tube travels along the lining of the stylar canal. -
Which of the following are the important floral rewards to the animal pollinators?Nectar and pollen grains are used by animal pollinators as food, so they are the floral rewards.
Some flowers also provide a safe place for insects to lay eggs.
