Question
Download Solution PDFPollination by wind is called ______.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Anemophily.
Important Points
- Anemophily or Wind pollination is the process of the transfer of pollen from one individual plant to another carried by air currents.
- It is commonly found in grasses, grains, and other flowering plants.
Additional Information
- Pollination is the act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma.
- These vectors can include wind, water, birds, insects, butterflies, bats, and other animals that visit flowers.
- Hydrophilous pollination involves the use of water as a vector in the transportation of pollen.
- Zoophily is a form of pollination whereby pollen is transferred by vertebrates.
- The vectors for Zoophily are birds, monkeys, marsupials, lemurs, bears, rabbits, deer, rodents, lizards, and other animals.
- Entomophily is a form of pollination of a flower in which the pollen is carried on an insect.
- Entomophilous flowers are usually brightly colored and scented and often secrete nectar.
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