Question

Flower with a feathery and sticky stigma, light pollen grains and reduced petals are features of:

• A. Moth pollinated flowers
• B. Bird pollinated flowers
• C. Bee pollinated flowers
• D. Wind pollinated flowers

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Wind pollinated flowers

Anemophily, commonly known as wind pollination, is a form of pollination whereby pollen is transferred from the anther to the stigma of a flower by wind. Many plants in the order Poales which includes grasses, sedges, etc. are anemophilous. Characteristics of wind pollinated flowers:

(1) These flowers are not brightly coloured.

(2) They possess no special odours or nectar.

(3) They are small and have no petals.

(4) Their stigma and stamens are exposed to air currents.

(5) The pollen is smooth; light can be blown easily by wind and are in large numbers.

(6) The stigma is feathery and can catch pollen from the wind.