Question

Name and differentiate between the two modes of pollination in flowering plants.

Answer 1

wo types of pollination can be found in flowering plants:-

1. Self-pollination

2. Cross-pollination

Differences between the two are given below:-

Self-Pollination	Cross-Pollination
It occurs in bisexual flowers.	It occurs in both bisexual and unisexual flowers.
It refers to the transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma of the same flower or to another flower of the same plant.	It refers to the transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma of flowers belonging to two different plants.