Question

What are some adaptations of wind pollinated flowers?​

Answer 1

Adaptation is a biological mechanism by which living organisms adjust to new environment or changes in the existing environment. In wind pollinated flowers, wind acts as an agent to carry pollens from anther to stigma of a flower. Various adaptations of wind pollinated flowers are :-​

• Well exposed stamens​ (0.5 Mark)
• Production of large number of pollens​ (0.5 Mark)
• Light and non-sticky pollens​ (0.5 Mark)
• Feathery and sticky stigma (0.5 Mark)