Question

Match the following:
$\begin{array}{cccc}A.& \text{Zoophily}& 1.& \text{Pollination by birds}\\ B.& \text{Ornithophily}& 2.& \text{Pollination by insects}\\ C.& \text{Entomophily}& 3.& \text{Pollination by bats}\\ D.& \text{Chiropterophily}& 4.& \text{Pollination by animals}\end{array}$

• A. A – 3, B – 2, C – 1, D – 4
• B. A – 1, B – 2, C – 3, D – 4
• C. A – 4, B – 1, C – 2, D – 3
• D. A – 4, B – 2, C – 1, D – 3

Answer 1

The correct option is C

A – 4, B – 1, C – 2, D – 3

Pollination is the process by which pollens are transferred to the female reproductive organs of a plant, thereby enabling fertilisation to take place. The agents involved in transfer of pollen grains from anther to the female reproductive part can be biotic and abiotic.
Depending on the type of animal it may be of different types:
Zoophily - Pollination by any animal
Ornithophily - Pollination by birds
Entomophily - Pollination by insects
Chiropterophily - Pollination by bats