Question

Anemophily type of pollination is found in

• A. Salvia
• B. bottle bnish
• C. Vallisnaria
• D. coconut.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Anemophily is the pollination by wind. Anemophilous plants are characterized by small flowers, pollens present in large numbers which are small, dry, and light in weight, number of ovules is generally reduced in the ovary, and a feathery or brushy stigma to receive the pollen. All these features are shown by coconut flowers. In Vallisnertia pollination occurs outside water called epihydrophily. Callistemon (Bottlebrush) is pollinated by birds and is an example of ornithophily. Salvia is insect pollinated and is an example of entomophily.

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Answer 2

Pollinating agents are those that aid in transferring pollen grains to the floral stigma. Wind, water, insects, and certain mammals are among these pollinators. Another name for wind pollination is anemophily. The pollen grains used in this kind of pollination are distributed by wind or air.

Features of pollination 

• Pollens are often generated in great quantities and are light in weight, allowing them to be easily transported by the wind and air to distant locations.
•  Entomophily is the scientific term for pollination that involves insects. The flowers used in this kind of pollination have highly vibrant colors and contain nectar, both of which draw insects to them. 
• As an insect consumes nectar, the pollen is deposited on its body, and when they go to the female flower, and deposit pollen on the stigma of the flower. Such a type of pollination can be seen in Salvia.

Types of pollination 

There are two types of pollination:

• Self-pollination: Requires a single flower and has no genetic diversity.
• Cross-pollination: Pollen is transferred to the stigma of other flowers.

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