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Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants

Question
CBSEENBI12002181

Whic of the following statements is not correct?

  • Insects that consume pollen or nectar without bringing about pollination are called pollen nectar robbers

  • Pollen germination and pollen tube growth are regulated by chemical components of pollen interacting with those of the pistil

  • Some reptiles have also been reported as pollinators in some plant species

  • Pollen grains of many species can germinate on the stigma of a flower, but only one pollen tube of the same species grows into the style

Solution

D.

Pollen grains of many species can germinate on the stigma of a flower, but only one pollen tube of the same species grows into the style

Pollen grains of others species are not compatible and do not germinate on the stigma of the flower of a different species.