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In Cycas, pollination is by

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Wind
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Insect
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Water
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Both A and B
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Solution

The correct option is A Wind
In Cycas pollination is anemophilous (by wind). The 3-celled microspores liberate from mega-sporangia are blown away by wind. Finally microspores reach on ovules and get enlarged in the pollination drop (ooze) of micropyle.
so, the correct answer is 'wind'

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