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Pollen grains of wind pollinated flowers are produced in large quantities.

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Pollen grains of wind pollinated flowers have to travel long distances and most of them get damaged or lost during the journey. Therefore, to carry out pollination successfully, pollen grains in wind pollinated flowers are produced in large quantities.
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