Question

Assertion (A): Plants pollinated by abiotic agents produce enormous amounts of pollen as compared to plants pollinated by biotic agents.

Reason (R): Pollen grains coming in contact with stigma is a chance factor in anemophily and hydrophily.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation to A.
• B. A is true and R is false.
• C. Both A and R are false.
• D. A is false and R is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation to A.

In anemophily (pollination through wind) and hydrophily (pollination through water), pollen reaching the compatible stigma is totally dependent on chance. To increase the probability of successful pollination, pollen grains are produced in large numbers by these plants.