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Question
Choose the correct statement from the following:
Options
Cleistogamous flowers always exhibit autogamy.
Chasmogamous flowers always exhibit geitonogamy.
Cleistogamous flowers exhibit both autogamy and geitonogamy.
Chasmogamous flowers never exhibit autogamy.
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Solution
Cleistogamous flowers always exhibit autogamy.
Explanation:
Cleistogamous flowers never open, so pollen from other plants cannot reach their stigma. This means they are always pollinated by their pollen, ensuring self-pollination (autogamy). This mechanism does not rely on external pollinating agents, making autogamy guaranteed in cleistogamous flowers.
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