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NEET Previous Year Question

Which of the following is incorrect for wind-pollinated plants?

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: A. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AMany ovules in each ovary
  2. BFlowers are small and not brightly coloured
  3. CPollen grains are light and non-sticky
  4. DWell exposed stamens and stigma

Correct answer: A

Solution

(a) Wind pollination requires that the pollen grains are light and non-sticky so that they can be transported in wind currents. They often possess well-exposed stamens (so that the pollens are easily dispersed into wind currents) and large often-feathery stigma to easily trap air-borne pollen grains. Wind-pollinated flowers often have a single ovule in each ovary and numerous flowers packed into an inflorescence.

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