Question

Differentiate self-pollination and cross-pollination.

Answer 1

S.no	Self-pollination	Cross-pollination
1.	Pollen grains are transferred from the anther to the stigma of the same flower or to another flower of the same plant.	Pollen grains are transferred from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower of the same kind or different plant.
2.	Plants do not need to produce pollen grains in a large quantity for self-pollination.	Plants need to produce pollen grains in larger quantities to increase the chance of pollination.
3.	It does not produce changes in the characteristics of new plants.	Cross-pollination does introduce variations in characteristics of new plants.