NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Wind-pollinated flowers do not produce scents or nectar; instead, they tend to have small or no petals and to produce large amounts of lightweight pollen.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wind Pollination (Anemophily) Many of the world’s most important crop plants are wind-pollinated. These include wheat, rice, corn, rye, barley, and oats.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wind-pollinated flowers have dry and light pollen grains so that they can be easily carried by the wind. They produce a large number of pollen grains so that at least some can reach the stigma of the flowers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pollen grains are produced in large quantity to make sure atleast some of them reach the stigma of another flower. Sticky and feathery stigma is present.

Detailed explanation-5: -These include wheat, rice, corn, rye, barley, and oats. Nut producing trees such as walnuts, pecans and pistachios are usually wind-pollinated as well.