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A dioecious flowering plant prevents both
Autogamy and geitonogamy.
Geitonogamy and xenogamy.
Cleistogamy and xenogamy.
Autogamy and xenogamy.
To solve this problem, we need to understand the types of pollination and how they are prevented in dioecious plants.Dioecious plants have male and female flowers on separate plants.Autogamy refers to self-pollination within the same flower.Geitonogamy refers to pollination between different flowers of the same plant.Xenogamy refers to cross-pollination between flowers of different plants.In dioecious plants:Autogamy is prevented because male and female flowers are on separate plants, so self-pollination within the same flower cannot occur.Geitonogamy is also prevented because there are no male and female flowers on the same plant, so pollination between flowers of the same plant is not possible.Therefore, a dioecious flowering plant prevents both autogamy and geitonogamy.This corresponds to Option 1: Autogamy and geitonogamy.
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