Name the method of pollination based on pollinating agent observed in the picture?

Malacophily

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Hydrophily

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Entomophily

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Ornithophily

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Solution

The correct option is D
Ornithophily

Many birds visit flowers to collect nectar. This visit is used by the plant to transfer the pollen grains. This method of cross-pollination where birds are involved as pollinating agents is called as ornithophily.

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