CAIE IGCSE Biology 16.3.9 Defining Self-pollination

Practise identifying self-pollination as pollen transfer within one flower or between flowers on the same plant.

Exam points

describe pollen transfer from anther to stigma of the same flower as self-pollination
include transfer to a different flower on the same plant in the definition
reject transfer to a different plant, which is cross-pollination

[Maximum number: 1]

Which row describes self-pollination?

pollen transferred from
an anther to the stigma
of a different flower on
the same plant

pollen transferred from an
anther to the stigma of a
flower on a different plant
of the same species

pollen transferred
from an anther to
the stigma of the
same flower

key

✓ = yes

$\boldsymbol{x}=$ no

✓

$\boldsymbol{\chi}$

✓

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