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Anemophilous plants have...

Anemophilous plants have

A

Sticky stigmas

B

Feathery stigmas

C

Prominent nectaries

D

Colourful flowers

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The correct Answer is:
B
Anemophilous flowers make certain adaptations.
(i) Anemophilous flowers are small, inconspicuous nonscented without-bright colours, nectar and fragrance.
(ii) Wind pollination also requires that the pollen grains are light and non-sticky so that they can be transported in wind currents.
(iii) They often possess well-exposed stamens (so that the pollens are easily dispersed into wind currents), and large feathery stigma (plumose) to easily trap air-borne pollen grains.
(iv) Wind-pollinated flowers often have a single ovule in each ovary and numerous flowers packed into an inflorescence.
(v) Stamens with long filaments, versatile and exposed anthers. E.g. : Maize, grasss , wheat , jowar, coconut and sugarcane.
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