BOTANY
PLANT REPRODUCTION
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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False
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True
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct option is, ‘False’.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Wind, water, animals and insects are the different agents of pollination.
Detailed explanation-3: -In wind-pollinated flowers, the produced pollen grains are smaller and lighter in weight, which can be carried by the wind easily. In insect-pollinated flowers, the produced pollen grains are larger in size, sticky and spiny, which helps the insect to carry the pollen grains.
Detailed explanation-4: -Therefore, Air helps in the dispersal of seeds and pollen of flowers of several plants. Q.
Detailed explanation-5: -Most conifers and about 12% of the world’s flowering plants are wind-pollinated. Wind pollinated plants include grasses and their cultivated cousins, the cereal crops, many trees, the infamous allergenic ragweeds, and others.