Question

16. Entomophilous flowers usually shows modified structures like a) tiny flowers with white colour b) dry pollens with smooth surface c) light weight, bright coloured pollen d) sticky pollen with rough surface explaination is required
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Answer 1

Answer:

d. sticky pollen with rough surface

Explanation:

entomophily is pollination due to insects.so when insect sit on flower the pollen grain should be sticky so to stick to their body surface.

Answer 2

Entomophilous flowers usually show modified structures like sticky pollen with rough surface so that insects get sticked to the pollens, which helps in the pollination process.

• The flowers in which pollination is done by insects are called entomophilous flowers. This type of pollination is called entomophily or insect pollination.

• In insect pollination, the pollens of flowers are spread out by to different places by insects. They have some features that attract the insects. These are-

a)The pollens of these flowers are sticky so that they are easily distributed by attaching to the body of insects.

b) The flowers are large, colourful and scented. most of them produce nectar. These features attract the insects.