Pollination is an event of gamete transfer in flowering plants facilitated by either biotic or abiotic pollinators. Which among the following a mode of abiotic pollination?

Melittophily

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Chiropterophily

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Anemophily

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Malacophily

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Solution

The correct option is C Anemophily
Pollen grains produced in anthers have to be transferred to the stigma before it can lead to fertilisation. There are different agents responsible for this gamete transfer and are classified into biotic and abiotic agents of pollination.

Abiotic agents include wind (anemophily) and water (hydrophily).
Biotic agents involve different living organisms facilitating pollination. Some of them are listed below.
Pollination by bee - Melittophily
Pollination by bats - Chiropterophily
Pollination by birds - Ornithophily
Pollination by slugs and snails - Malacophily

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Biotic pollinators are preferred over abiotic pollinators.

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.

Regarding assertion and reason, select the right option.

Assertion (A): Plants pollinated by abiotic agents produce enormous amount of pollen when compared to plants pollinated by biotic agents.

Reason(R): Pollen grains coming in contact with stigma is a chance factor in anemophily and hydrophily.

Plants pollinated by abiotic agents, generally, produce large number of pollen grains.

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