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(i ) Write the characteristics features of anther, pollen and stigma of wind polinated flowers.
(ii) How do flowers reward their insect pollinators ? Explain.

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(i)Well-exposed stamens , light and non sticky pollen grains, stigma is large and often feathery. They often have a single ovule in each ovary and numerous flowers packed into an inflorescence.
(ii)Nectar and pollen grains are the usual floral rewards to their insect pollinators .
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