Self-pollination occurs when the pollen from the anther is deposited on the stigma of the same flower, or another flower on the same plant. Asexual reproduction produces plants that are genetically identical to the parent plant because no mixing of male and female gametes takes place.
Q. Are all plants pollinated by insects?
This is how plants reproduce sexually. In order to produce seeds, the flower has to be pollinated. Some flowers are adapted to be pollinated by insects, and others are adapted to be pollinated by wind.
Table of Contents
- Q. Are all plants pollinated by insects?
- Q. Do rabbits pollinate?
- Q. Are lizards pollinators?
- Q. What are merits and demerits of self pollination?
- Q. Do plants use asexual reproduction?
- Q. What kind of plants self pollinate?
- Q. Do flowers need to be pollinated to produce fruit?
- Q. Do tomatoes have to be pollinated?
Q. Do rabbits pollinate?
Yes! Some mammals are pollinators whereby pollen is transferred by vertebrates, particularly by hummingbirds and other birds, and bats, but also by monkeys, marsupials, lemurs, bears, rabbits, deer, rodents, lizards and other animals.
Q. Are lizards pollinators?
Lizards, geckos, and skinks can be pollinators! The Noronha skink found in Brazil drink the nectar found in the flowers of the leguminous mulungu tree. This tree blooms during the dry season, and the flowers secrete nectar throughout the day.
Q. What are merits and demerits of self pollination?
The main advantages of self-pollination are as below:
- A very few pollen grain can pollinate the flower.
- Purity of the race is maintained.
- Self-pollination avoid wastage of pollen grains.
- Less chances of failure of pollination.
Q. Do plants use asexual reproduction?
Many plants reproduce asexually as well as sexually. In asexual reproduction, part of the parent plant is used to generate a new plant. Grafting, layering, and micropropagation are some methods used for artificial asexual reproduction.
Q. What kind of plants self pollinate?
Beans, peas, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers and eggplants These seeds are easy to obtain, since their flowers are hermaphroditic and generally self-pollinating.
Q. Do flowers need to be pollinated to produce fruit?
All plants require pollination to make fruit and seeds. When insects like bees and wasps visit flowers, their activity facilitates the transfer of pollen within a single flower and from flower to flower.
Q. Do tomatoes have to be pollinated?
Tomatoes are self-pollinating, meaning they have flowers that contain both the male and female parts, so more than one plant is not needed for reproduction. The pollen falls within the flower to pollinate itself. All of this can be perfect and you might still be faced with tomato plants not setting fruit.
