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Which among the following is not an adaptation of wind pollinated flowers?​

A
Well exposed stamens
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Feathery stigma
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Light - weighted pollens
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Sticky pollens
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Solution

The correct option is D Sticky pollens
In wind pollinated flowers, wind act as an agent to carry pollens from anther to stigma of a flower. Various adaptations of wind pollinated flowers are :-​
  • Well exposed stamens​
  • Production of large number of pollens​
  • Light and non-sticky pollens​
  • Feathery and sticky stigma
Whereas sticky pollens are adaptation of insect pollinated flowers.

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