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What is the function of tassels in corn cob? 

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a

To attract insects

b

To protect seeds 

c

To trap pollen grains 

d

To disperse pollen grains

answer is C.

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Windpollinated flowers often have a single ovule in each ovary and numerous flowers packed into an inflorescence; a familiar example is the corn cob – the tassels you see are nothing but the stigma and style which wave in the wind to trap pollen grains.

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