Which Example Represents a Case of Self-Incompatibility

question 159

Multiple Choice

Which example represents a case of self-incompatibility?

• A) A bee deposits pollen on a petal or sepal.
• B) Pollen is delivered to a flower of the wrong species.
• C) A flower fails to produce a functional stigma.
• D) Pollen is unable to germinate on its own stigma.
• E) A flower produces sterile pollen.

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