Read the following statements and find out the incorrect statements.
a. Plants use two abiotic (wind and water) and one biotic (animals) agent to achieve pollination.
b. Majority of plants use abiotic agents for pollination.
c. Only a small proportion of plants uses biotic agents.
d. Pollination by water is common among abiotic pollinators.
e. Pollination by wind is quite rare in flowering plants and is restricted to about 30 genera mostly monocotyledons.

Options

A. a, b, c and d
B. b, c, d and e
C. a, c, d and e
D. b and d only

Answer

B

Explanation

• Plants use two abiotic (wind and water and one biotic (animals) agents to achieve pollination.
• Majority of plants use biotic agents for pollination only a small proportion of plants use abioticagents.
• Pollination by wind is more common amongst abiotic pollinations.
• Pollination by water is quite rare in flowering plants and is limited to about 30 genera, mostly monocoty ledons.