A particular species of plant produces light, non-sticky pollen in large numbers and its stigmas are long and feathery. These modifications facilitate pollination by

Options

A. Insects
B. Water
C. Wind
D. Animals

Answer

C

Explanation

Plants use two abiotic (wind and water and one biotic (animals) agent to achieve pollination. Majority of plants use biotic agents for pollination Pollination by wind is more common amongst abiotic pollination. It requires the light and non-sticky pollen grains so that, they can be transported in wind currents. They often possess wellexposed stamens (so that the pollens are easily dispersed into wind currents) and large often feathery stigma to easily trap air-borne pollengrains. Wind pollination is common in grasses. Pollination by water is called hydrophily which is quite rare in flowering plants but occurs in aquatic plants. Zoophily is pollination through the agency of animals. Entomophily (pollination by insects) is the most common type of zoophily which occurs through the agency of animals.