Q.

Identify the statements that are true for anemophilous flowers.
(a) Pollen grains are light and sticky.
(b) They possess large feathery stigma.
(c) They are not very colourful and do not produce nectar.
(d) They have many ovules in each ovary.

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a

(a), (b), and (c)

b

(a), (b) and (d)

c

(b) and (c)

d

(b), (c) and (d)

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Wind pollination requires that the pollen grains are light and non-sticky so that they can be transported in wind currents. They often possess well-exposed stamens and large often-feathery stigma to easily trap air-borne pollen grains. Wind pollinated flowers often have a single ovule in each ovary and numerous flowers packed into an inflorescence.

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