EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

PLANT KINGDOM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Insect pollination is known as.
A
Hydrophily
B
Ornithophily
C
Anemophily
D
Entomphily
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Entomophily or insect pollination is a form of pollination whereby pollen of plants, especially but not only of flowering plants, is distributed by insects.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pollinators range from physical agents, especially the wind (wind pollination is called anemophily), or biotic agents such as insects, birds, bats and other animals (pollination by insects is called entomophily, by birds ornithophily, by bats chiropterophily).

Detailed explanation-3: -The flowers are pollinated by insects (bees, flies, butterflies, etc.) (entomophily).

Detailed explanation-4: -Entomophily is a type of pollination through insects. They pollinate entomophilous flowers only. Bees, butterflies, moths, and beetles are some of the pollinating insects.

Detailed explanation-5: -Anemophily are those flowers in which pollination is carried out by wind. Entomophily are those flowers in which pollination is carried out by insects. 1. These are wind pollinated flowers.

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