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Name the agents of pollination in the following cases:

i) Bright coloured flowers with scent and nectar glands.


ii) No color / scent/ nectar but pollen grains are dry, light weight and powdery. Stigma is feathery.


Also mention the plants in cases (i) & (ii).


(i) Entamophily- Pollination with the help of insects like butterfly and honeybee. To attract these insects, flower has to be of bright color with scent and nectar glands. E.g. Rose etc.

(ii) Anemophily- Pollination with wind is known as anemophily. For the transfer of pollen with the wind, pollen has to be dry, light weight and powdery. And to catch these pollens stigma needs to be feathery. E.g. grass, maize etc.


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