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If plant species self-pollinate there will be a less variation between plants, it is advantageous if there are no other plants nearby. The plant will become less adaptive to changing conditions and may die, but there will be less wastage of pollen.

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How do you find a drawing of a self pollination?

You can search for images or diagrams on the internet using keywords like "self-pollination diagram" or "self-pollination drawing." You can also check science textbooks, educational websites, or botany resources for illustrations of self-pollination.


What are the three ways in which pollination can occur?

Pollination can occur through wind, animals (such as bees, butterflies, and birds), and self-pollination (where pollen is transferred from the anther to the stigma of the same flower or a different flower on the same plant).


What are the two kinds of follination?

The two main types of pollination are self-pollination, where pollen is transferred from the anther to the stigma of the same flower or a different flower on the same plant, and cross-pollination, where pollen is transferred between flowers on different plants of the same species.


What are the factors responsible for the variation of self pollination within a crop?

Factors influencing self-pollination within a crop include genetic factors affecting self-compatibility, structural features of the flower that promote self-pollination, environmental conditions influencing pollinator activity, and the presence of barriers to prevent self-pollination such as self-incompatibility mechanisms.


What happens in self pollination?

Self-pollination occurs when a flower's pollen lands on the female reproductive organ (pistil) of the same flower or another flower from the same plant. This process does not require external agents like bees or wind for pollination to occur. It can lead to reduced genetic diversity in the offspring.

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What are two types of pollination?

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How many types of pollination are there?

There are two main types of pollination: self-pollination, where the pollen is transferred from the anther to the stigma of the same plant, and cross-pollination, where the pollen is transferred between two plants of the same species.


What are the 2 different methods of pollination?

The two main types of pollination are self (or autogamous) pollination and cross (or heterogamous) pollination. Self pollination - is when pollination is tansfer from the anther to the stigma of the same flower. Cross pollintion - is when pollination is transfer from the anther to the stigma of another flower


What is the opposite of self-pollination?

The opposite of self-pollination is cross-pollination, where pollen is transferred between different flowers of the same species. This process promotes genetic diversity and can lead to stronger, more resilient offspring.


What is the definition of pollination?

Self-pollination is a form of pollination that can occur when a flower has both stamen and a carpel in which the cultivar or species is self fertile and the stamens and the sticky stigma of the carpel contact each other to accomplish pollination. The term is inaccurately used in many cases where an outside pollinator is actually required; such plants are merely self fertile, or self pollenizing.


What is pollinating by itself called?

Self-pollination.


What is the definition of Self-pollinate?

Self-pollination is a form of pollination that can occur when a flower has both stamen and a carpel in which the cultivar or species is self fertile and the stamens and the sticky stigma of the carpel contact each other to accomplish pollination. The term is inaccurately used in many cases where an outside pollinator is actually required; such plants are merely self fertile, or self pollenizing.


Why is cross pollination better than self pollinating?

it increases genetic diversity, which improves survivorship of the species


What is Different between self pollination and cross pollination?

In cross pollination there is wastage of pollen grains , but in self pollination there is no wastage of pollen grains.


Do most angiosperms self-pollinate?

No, most angiosperms are outcrossing, meaning they rely on cross-pollination with another plant to reproduce. Self-pollination is less common but can occur in certain species that have mechanisms to prevent inbreeding.


Distinguish between self-pollination cross-pollination?

The process of pollination from same flower is called self-pollination. the process of pollination from another flower of same breed is called cross-pollination.


What are the types of pollination?

cross and self pollination