NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
How does an animal visitor contribute to pollination when it visits a flower?
Options
- ABy eating the flower's petals
- BBy contacting the flower's leaves
- CBy coming in contact with the anthers and stigma
- DBy carrying seeds away from the flower
Correct answer
C. By coming in contact with the anthers and stigma
Step-by-step solution
Majority of insect-pollinated flowers are large, colourful, fragrant and rich in nectar. When the flowers are small, a number of flowers are clustered into an inflorescence tomake them conspicuous. Animals are attracted to flowers by colour and/or fragrance. The flowers pollinated by flies and beetles secrete foul odours to attract these animals. To sustain animal visits, the flowers have to provide rewards to the animals. Nectar and pollen grains are the usual floral rewards. For harvesting the reward(s) from the