Pollination

True OR False

Pollination is the transfer of pollen from anther to style.

• True

• False

Transfer of pollen from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower on the same plant.

• Cross pollination

• Self pollination

The transfer of pollen from one flower to the stigma of a flower on another plant

• Cross pollination

• Self pollination

Birds, humans and other small animals are the main agents of pollination.

• True

• False

The main agents of pollination are

• wind and insects.

• humans and birds.

• small animals.

Wind-pollinated and insect-pollinated flowers have special adaptations for their pollinators.

• True

• False

Brightly colored flowers

• Insect-pollinated flowers

• Wind pollinated flowers

No nectaries

• Insect-pollinated flowers

• Wind-pollinated flowers

Long filaments dangling outside the flower

• Insect-pollinated flowers

• Wind-pollinated flowers

Sticky stigma to attach to insect's body

• Wind-pollinated flowers

• Insect-pollinated flowers

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