Question
Biology Question on sexual reproduction in flowering plants
Geitonogamy involves
A
fertilization of a flower by the pollen from another flower of the same plant
B
fertilization of a flower by the pollen from the same flower
C
fertilization of a flower by the pollen from a flower of another plant in the same population
D
fertilization of a flower by the pollen from a flower of another plant belonging to a distant population.
Answer
fertilization of a flower by the pollen from another flower of the same plant
Explanation
Solution
Geitonogamy is the pollination taking place between the two flowers of the same plant or genetically similar plant. Hence, genetically it is self pollination but since the agency is involved, it is ecologically, cross pollination.