Pollen from one plant goes to another is known as

Pollen from one plant goes to another is known as

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

Answer: (B)

Cross-pollination involves pollen moving from the anther of one plant to the stigma of a flower on a different plant. This matches the scenario described, where pollen travels between individuals rather than staying on the same plant, increasing genetic variation. Self-pollination would be pollen moving within the same plant, fertilisation is the fusion of gametes after pollination to form seeds, and pollination is the broader term for pollen transfer (which can be either within the same plant or between plants). So moving pollen from one plant to another is cross-pollination.

Cross-pollination involves pollen moving from the anther of one plant to the stigma of a flower on a different plant. This matches the scenario described, where pollen travels between individuals rather than staying on the same plant, increasing genetic variation. Self-pollination would be pollen moving within the same plant, fertilisation is the fusion of gametes after pollination to form seeds, and pollination is the broader term for pollen transfer (which can be either within the same plant or between plants). So moving pollen from one plant to another is cross-pollination.