The term refers to seed development caused by pollen from the same flower or from different flowers on the same plant.

• A. Cross-pollination
• B. Self-compatibility
• C. Self-pollination
• D. Hybridization

Answer: (C)

Self-pollination is the fertilization process where pollen from the same flower or from another flower on the same plant fertilizes the ovules, leading to seed development. This matches the description of pollen coming from the same plant, whether from the same bloom or a different bloom on that plant. Cross-pollination would involve pollen from a flower on a different plant. Self-compatibility is a plant's ability to accept self-pollen, a trait rather than the act itself, and hybridization refers to crossing different varieties or species, not pollen staying on the same plant.