Match the biotic agent of cross pollination given in column- I with their feature given in column-II.
Column-I | Column-II | ||
A. | Zoophily | I. | Pollination by birds |
B. | Ornithophily | II. | Pollination by insects |
C. | Entomophily | III. | Pollination by bats |
D. | Chiropterophily | IV. | Pollination by animals |
Select the correct option from the following.
A | B | C | D | |
1 | III | II | I | IV |
2 | I | II | III | IV |
3 | IV | I | II | III |
4 | IV | II | I | III |
Zoophily - pollination by vertebrates.
Ornithophily - pollination by birds.
Entomophily - pollination by insects particularly bees, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), wasps, flies, ants and beetles.
Chiropterophily - pollination by bats. Bat pollination is most common in tropical and desert areas that have many night-blooming plants.