Anemophily

Q.

Define anemophily?

Q. In many plants like Hydrilla, Vallisneria, water weeds, water acts as a pollinating agent. This type of pollination is called as _________

1. Anemophily
2. Hydrophily
3. Elephophily
4. Entomophily

Q.

Which of the following features is not found in wind pollinated flowers?

1. Well exposed stamens

2. Light and non-sticky pollen grains

3. Brightly coloured and showy petals

4. Pollen production in huge quantity

Q.

State the name of the chief pollinating agent against the corresponding plant by choosing from those given in brackets.
(a) Dahlia ___ (Crow, butterflies, mosquito).
(b) Maize ___ (Bees, locusts, rain, wind).
(c) Vallisneria ___ (Wind, water, ants, rabbits).

Q. Blowing wind can be useful to plants in many ways. Mention any 3 such uses giving a suitable example wherever possible. [3 MARKS]

Q. Maize flowers are ..................

1. Autogamous
2. Entomophilous
3. Anemophilous
4. Hydrophilous

Q. Two mark Questions:
How does the study of different parts of a flower help in identifying in wind as its pollinating agent?

Q.

Wind pollinated flowers are:

1. small, brightly coloured, producing a large number of pollen grains

2. small, producing large number of dry pollen grains

3. large producing abundant nectar and pollen

4. small, producing nectar and dry pollen

Q.
Maize plant as monoecious, explain.

Q. Which of the following is the mismatched option from the following?

1. Wind - Cannabis - Anemophily
2. Water - Zostera - Hydrophily
3. Insects - Salvia - Entomophily
4. Birds - Adansonia - Ornithophily
5. Bats - Kigelia - Chiropterophily

Q.

The sweet juice collected from flowers by bees is called as __.

Q. Long silky hair coming out of the cob of maize are

1. Meant for protecting seeds
2. Long style and stigma
3. Meant for fruit dispersal
4. Meant for attracting insects

Q. Anemophilous pollination is mainly observed in

1. Gramineae
2. Annonaceae
3. Papilionaceae
4. Euphorbiaceae

Q. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given the lists.

List-I(System of pollination control)	List-II(Associated plant)
a. Monoecious	$1$. Date Palm
b. Self-incompatible	$2$. Maize
c. Dioecious	$3$. Cauliflower
d. Cleistogamous	$4$. Groundnut
	$5$. Sunflower

1. A-$3$, B-$5$, C-$4$, D-$1$
2. A-$2$, B-$3$, C-$1$, D-$4$
3. A-$1$, B-$4$, C-$3$, D-$5$
4. A-$2$, B-$1$, C-$4$, D-$3$

Q. How is pollination brought about in maize?

1. By bats
2. By insects
3. By water
4. By wind