Class 12 · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Pollen Compatibility and Pistil Recognition — NEET Biology

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Pollination does not guarantee the transfer of the right type of pollen (compatible pollen of the same species as the stigma). Often, pollen of the wrong type, either from other species or from the same plant (if it is self-incompatible), also land on the stigma. The pistil has the ability to recognise the pollen, whether it is of the right type (compatible) or of the wrong type (incompatible). If it is of the right type, the pistil accepts the pollen and promotes post-pollination events that

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Match the following types of pollination / floral conditions with their correct description: Column I (Types) 1. Autogamy 2. Geitonogamy 3. Xenogamy 4. Cleistogamy 5. Chasmogamy Column II (Description) A. Flowers remain closed; ensures obligate self-pollination without external agents B. Pollen transfer within the same flower; requires synchrony of anther and stigma C. Cross-pollination between two genetically different plants D. Flowers open; expose anthers and stigma, permitting self or cross-pollination E. Pollen transfer from one flower to another flower of the same plant

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