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Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants

Question
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Cleistogamous flowers are

  • bisexual flowers which remain opened

  • bisexual flowers which remain closed

  • open female flower

  • open male flower

Solution

B.

bisexual flowers which remain closed

Cleistogamous flowers are inconspicuous, a petalous flowers. Cleistogamy or automatic self-pollination describes the trait of certain plants that are bisexual and remain closed throughout their life. They propagate by using non-opening self-pollinating flowers, i.e., they fertilise themselves by using stigma and pollen of same flower e.g., peas, peanuts, beans, etc.