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A farmer plants two varieties of maize side by side, but notices that seeds form only when pollen from one variety reaches the stigma of the other. What type of pollination is this?
Correct Answer
Cross-pollination
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Explanation
According to the textbook context, cross-pollination occurs when pollen is transferred from the anther of a flower of one plant to the stigma of a flower of another plant of the same type. Since the farmer observes seed formation only when pollen from one variety reaches the stigma of the other variety, this transfer between different plants constitutes cross-pollination.