Anemophilous plants have

Options

A. Sticky stigmas
B. Feathery stigmas
C. Prominent nectaries
D. Colourful flowers

Answer

B

Explanation

Anemophilous flowers make certain adaptations.
(i)Anemophilous flowers are small, inconspicuous non-scented 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, grasses, wheat, jowar, coco-put and sugarcane.