Question

Match the columns and choose the correct option.
$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Plant}& \text{Pollinating agent}\\ \text{A. Zostera}& \text{I. Insect}\\ \text{B. Grasses}& \text{II. Moth}\\ \text{C. Water hyacinth}& \text{III. Water}\\ \text{D. Yucca}& \text{IV. Wind}\end{array}$

• A. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
• B. A-III, B- IV, C-I, D-II
• C. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
• D. A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV

Answer 1

The correct option is B A-III, B- IV, C-I, D-II

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Plant}& \text{Pollinating agent}\\ \text{Zostera}& \text{It is a seagrass which is pollinated by water.}\\ & \text{In this female flowers remain submerged in water}\\ & \text{and the pollen grains are released inside the water.}\\ \text{Grasses}& \text{In grasses wind pollination is very common.}\\ \text{Water hyacinth}& \text{It is an aquatic plant in which pollination occurs}\\ & \text{by insects or wind as its flowers emerge above the level of water.}\\ \text{Yucca}& \text{Yucca plant is pollinated by moths. The moth}\\ & \text{deposits its eggs in the locule of the ovary and}\\ & \text{the flower, in turn, gets pollinated by moth.}\end{array}$