Question

Give two modifications of flowers that exhibit wind pollination.

Answer 1

1. Pollination by wind occurs in flowers of maize, rice, and grasses.
2. Pollen grains in wind-pollinated flowers are dry and light, allowing them to be easily dispersed by the wind.
3. They produce a large number of pollen grains so that at least some can reach the stigma of the flowers.
4. To collect pollen grains in the wind, they have feathery and sticky stigmas.