NEET2020BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsActual
Which of the following is incorrect for wind-pollinated plants?
Options
- AWell exposed stamens and stigma
- BMany ovules in each ovary
- CFlowers are small and not brightly coloured
- DPollen grains are light and non-sticky
Correct answer
B. Many ovules in each ovary
Step-by-step solution
Characteristics of wind-pollinated flowers: i) The pollen grains are light and non – sticky so that they can easily be carried by air currents. ii) The flowers have well–exposed stamens so that the pollens are easily dispersed into wind currents. iii) Flowers have a large feathery stigma to easily trap the airborne pollen grains. iv) Nectar is absent. v) Presence of a single ovule in each ovary vi) Flowers packed into an inflorescence.