Multiple choice

Flowering plants include both monocots and dicots. Which among the following is not a characteristic of self-pollination in flowering plants?

  1. Progeny shows greater vigour due to continuous self-pollination.

  2. Self-pollinated plants can grow in Arctic regions or in regions of high elevations.

  3. Self-pollination results in inconspicuous flowers.

  4. Self-pollination produces self-fertile offspring.

  5. The purity of race is always maintained.
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Explanation

New species are not produced due to self-pollination. Progeny shows less vigour due to continuous self-pollination. New characters are not introduced.

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