Question

describe the process of pollination by birds and bats​

Answer 1

Answer:

pollination by birds is called ornithophilly and by bats is called Chereptophilly

Answer 2

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Explanation:

1. When the pollination take place through birds it is called ornithophily. Such bird pollinated plants are called ornithophilous plants
2. Ornis mean birds and phily means loving
3. Ornithophilous plants have large flowers with thick and fleshy floral parts
4. Corolla is tubular or funnel shaped. Flowers with bright colored petals help in attracting the birds
5. Flowers lack fragrance or smell as birds have poor sense of smell
6. Flowers produce large amount of sugary nectar which is used as drink by the birds
7. Ornithophilous flowers have sticky pollen
8. Ornithophilous plants examples are Bombax, Bignonia etc
9. Pollinating birds examples are humming bird, bulbul, crow etc
10. When the pollination take place with the help of bats is called chiropterophily and such plants are called chiropterophilous plants. chiropteron means bat and phily means loving
11. These plants have large flowers and stout so that bats can hold on to plants
12. Chiropterophilous plants are nocturnal that is night blooming and open flowers during night time
13. Flowers emit rotten fruits like fermenting odor.
14. Flowers produce copious (abundant) nectar and produce large amount of stamens to produce large amount of pollen grains
15. Ornithophilous plants example are Anthocephallus, Adansonia etc

Knowledge booster:

1. Process of transfer of pollen grains from anther to stigma of flower is called pollination
2. Anemophily is transfer of pollen grains by wind
3. Hydrophily is transfer of pollen grains by water
4. Entomophily is transfer of pollen grains by insects
5. Ornithophily is transfer of pollen grains by birds and chiropterophily is transfer of pollen grains by bats