In a corn cob, the familiar 'tassels' that are seen waving in the wind represent specific floral parts. Identify these parts and their primary biological function.

Step-by-step solution

According to NCERT, wind-pollinated flowers often have a single ovule in each ovary and numerous flowers packed into an inflorescence. A familiar example is the corn cob. The tassels seen on the corn cob are the stigma and style. Their function is to wave in the wind to act as a feathery net to trap wind-borne pollen grains. They are not the anther and filament (which would disperse pollen), nor are they petals and sepals (which are generally reduced or absent in wind-pollinated flowers since there is no need to at