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

anemophily

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entomophily

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hydrophily

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elephophily

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Solution

The correct option is C hydrophily
Cross pollination, where water acts as a pollinating agent, is called as hydrophily. Examples: Vallisneria, hydrilla, water weeds, pond weeds, etc.

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If the pollen from a plant is collected and dusted on the stigma of another. This type of pollination is called

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.

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