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प्रश्न
Name two characteristics of flowers in which pollination occur by wind.
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उत्तर
Special features of wind-pollinated flowers:
(a) They produce light pollen so that it is easily carried away.
(b) They produce a large quantity of pollen.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Can a unisexual flower be self pollinated?
Give one word/term for the following:
Pollination of flowers by insects.
Mention any two contrivances in flowers which favour cross-pollination.
Choose the correct statement from the following.
A dioecious flowering plant prevents both ______.
Male and female flowers are present on different plants (dioecious) to ensure xenogamy, in ______.
Plants with ovaries having only one or a few ovules are generally pollinated by ______.
Which of these is a condition that makes flowers invariably autogamous?
Complete the following table:
| Sr. | Type of pollination | Agent | Kind of flower | Examples |
| (i) | ______ | Wind | ______ | Maize |
| (ii) | Chiropterophily | ______ | Dull colour, with strong fragrance, abundant nectar | Adansonia |
| (iii) | Entamophily | Insects | ______ | Rose/Jasmine |
| (iv) | Ornithophily | ______ | Brightly coloured, large and showy. They secrete profuse, dilute n ectar | ______ |
Bird pollinated flowers are usually ______.
