NEET BIOLOGY

STRUCTURAL ORGANISTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS

MORPHOLOGY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How are flowers pollinated?
A
They have brightly colored petals that attract insects.
B
They have sweet smelling nectar that attracts insects.
C
They have sticky pollen grains that can attach to insects.
D
They have sticky stigmas that can catch pollen from insects.
E
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pollination occurs when birds, bees, bats, butterflies, moths, beetles, other animals, water, or the wind carries pollen from flower to flower or it is moved within flowers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pollination by insects is called entomophily and pollination by birds is called ornithophily. Pollination by vertebrates is known as zoophily. Abiotic agents – Wind and water. Wind pollination is known as anemophily and pollination by water is called hydrophily.

Detailed explanation-3: -The transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma of a flower is called pollination.

Detailed explanation-4: -This can happen through self-pollination, wind and water pollination, or through the work of vectors that move pollen within the flower and from bloom to bloom.

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