Describe two adaptations for cross-pollination in plants.

1.	Describe two adaptations for cross-pollination in plants.
Answer» Adaptation for cross-pollination is unisexuality and dichogamy. In unisexual flowers, stamens and carpels are borne in different flowers either on the same plant or in flowers borne on separate plants ensuring cross-pollination. In dichogamy, stamens and carpels in a flower do not mature at the same time and hence selfpollination is eliminated. When pollen grains are transferred to the stigma of the flower on the different plant it is called Crosspollination or Allogamy. Two adaptations for cross-pollination: Xenogamy: Pollen grains of a flower is transferred to the stigma of a different flower on a different plant of same species. Hybridism: Pollen grains of a flower is transferred to the stigma of a flower of a plant of different species.

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Adaptation for cross-pollination is unisexuality and dichogamy.
In unisexual flowers, stamens and carpels are borne in different flowers either on the same plant or in flowers borne on separate plants ensuring cross-pollination.
In dichogamy, stamens and carpels in a flower do not mature at the same time and hence selfpollination is eliminated.
When pollen grains are transferred to the stigma of the flower on the different plant it is called Crosspollination or Allogamy.

Two adaptations for cross-pollination:

Xenogamy: Pollen grains of a flower is transferred to the stigma of a different flower on a different plant of same species.

Hybridism: Pollen grains of a flower is transferred to the stigma of a flower of a plant of different species.

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