Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Question:

Chasmogamous flowers are -

Options:

Dissimilar to flowers of other species with exposed anthers and stigma

Similar to flowers of other species with exposed anthers and stigma

Similar to flowers of other species with fused anthers and stigma

Flowers which do not open at all

Correct Answer:

Similar to flowers of other species with exposed anthers and stigma

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Similar to flowers of other species with exposed anthers and stigma 

Cleistogamous flowers are those that self-pollinate without opening. Some plants such as Viola (common pansy), Oxalis, and Commelina produce two types of flowers – chasmogamous flowers which are similar to flowers of other species with exposed anthers and stigma, and cleistogamous flowers which do not open at all.