The term that refers to pollen from the same flower or from different flowers on the same plant causing seed development.

The term that refers to pollen from the same flower or from different flowers on the same plant causing seed development.

• A. Cross-pollination
• B. Self-pollination
• C. Hybridization
• D. Pollination

Answer: (B)

Self-pollination means pollen from a flower fertilizes ovules in the same flower or another flower on the same plant, leading to seed development. This matches the scenario because the pollen source is on the same plant, whether from the same blossom or a different blossom, yet seeds still form. In contrast, cross-pollination uses pollen from a different plant, which increases genetic diversity. Hybridization is a type of cross-pollination between different species or varieties, producing hybrids. Pollination is the general transfer of pollen and doesn’t specify whether the pollen comes from the same plant or a different one. Some plants have self-incompatibility systems that prevent self-pollination to promote outcrossing.

Self-pollination means pollen from a flower fertilizes ovules in the same flower or another flower on the same plant, leading to seed development. This matches the scenario because the pollen source is on the same plant, whether from the same blossom or a different blossom, yet seeds still form. In contrast, cross-pollination uses pollen from a different plant, which increases genetic diversity. Hybridization is a type of cross-pollination between different species or varieties, producing hybrids. Pollination is the general transfer of pollen and doesn’t specify whether the pollen comes from the same plant or a different one. Some plants have self-incompatibility systems that prevent self-pollination to promote outcrossing.