alleryTransfer of pollen within the same flower is called:
ASelf-pollination
BCross-pollination
CWind-pollination
DBird-pollination
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Self-pollination
1. Pollen has to move from the stamen to the stigma.
2. If this transfer happens in the same flower it is self-pollination.
3. Transfer between two flowers is cross-pollination.
_Source: syllabus Science, Ch 8 'How do Organisms Reproduce?'_
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