NEET BIOLOGY

REPRODUCTION

REPRODUCTION IN ORGANISMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Pollination via wind is also known as
A
Anemophily
B
Hydrophily
C
Entomophily
D
Malacophily
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Anemophily is the process when pollen is transported by air currents from one individual plant to another. About 12% of the world’s flowering plants are wind-pollinated, including grasses and cereal crops, many trees, and the infamous allergenic ragweeds.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anemophilous means wind-loving, hence said of wind-fertilizable flowers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anemophily or wind pollination is a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind. Almost all gymnosperms are anemophilous, as are many plants in the order Poales, including grasses, sedges, and rushes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anemophily is a method of pollination that uses air currents to transfer pollen. Anemophilous pollination is also known as wind pollination. The wind pollinating flowers carries out this form of pollination.

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