Skip to content
Evaluation · Q41

Q.List any two strategies adopted by bisexual flowers to prevent self-pollination.

Tamil Nadu DgeTextbookSubjectiveImportance★★★★★
41% · 41/99 Questions
🔒 Locked · start free trial →

You're viewing a preview — the full solution, concept, methods & PYQ mapping are locked.

Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →

Step 1. Bisexual (monoclinous) flowers can still be structurally adapted to prevent self-pollination, promoting cross-pollination instead.

Step 2. Dichogamy is one such strategy, in which the anthers and stigma of the same flower mature at different times - as protandry (stamens mature first, e.g. Helianthus, Clerodendrum) or protogyny (stigma matures first, e.g. Scrophularia nodosa, Aristolochia bracteata).

Step 3. Herkogamy is a second, independent strategy, in which the stamens and stigma are physically arranged so they cannot make contact even though both mature at the same time - as in Gloriosa superba, where the style is reflexed away from the stamens, or Hibiscus, where the stigma projects far above the stamens. …

Unlock everything free for 14 days

  • Full step-by-step solutions
  • Concept-first explanations
  • Methods, shortcuts & mistakes
  • PYQ mapping + timed mock tests

Full access for 14 days. No credit card required.