Question

List 2 characteristics of wind pollinated , water pollinated and insect pollinated flowers with examples​

Answer 1

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• Large production of pollen grains.
• The anther is well exposed.

are not attractive and scent emitting.

• Feathery and sticky stigma.
• The pollen grains are light and non-sticky so that they can be transported in wind currents.
• Flowers do not possess nectar.

Answer 2

wind pollinated

Wind pollinated plants are specially adapted to enable pollination to occur without the assistance of insects or animals.

• Unlike insect pollinated plants, wind pollinated plants are not scented, because there is no need to attract insects with scent.

• Unlike insect pollinated plants, wind pollinated plants offer no nectar (nectar is an important food reward for bees and other pollinating insects).

• Wind pollinated plants have small, inconspicuous or dull petals - there is no need to attract insects with bright colours.

water pollinated

Water pollinated plants are aquatic. Pollen floats on the water’s surface drifting until it contacts flowers. This is called surface hydrophily, but is relatively rare (only 2% of pollination is hydrophily).

.Insect Pollinated Flowers

Insect pollinated flowers are those flowers which rely on insects ( e.g. bees, butterflies), birds (e.g. sunbird, hummingbird) and animals (e.g. bats) to transfer the pollen grains from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower. Some insect-pollinated flower examples are Sunflowers, Orchids and

• Characteristics of Insect Pollinated Flowers

• These flowers are large with brightly coloured petals to attract insects.

• These flowers have a sweet smell and a good fragrance due to the presence of nectar.

• Stigmas in these flowers are small and compact.

• Stamens are located in the interiors of the flower, and they are not pendulous. This helps the pollens to get stuck with the agent as they brush against the anthers

pollinated flowers

Pollination is the act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma. ... Flowers are the tools that plants use to make their seeds. The basic parts of the flower are shown in the diagram below. Seeds can only be produced when pollen is transferred between flowers of the same species.