QuestionEcology / pollination
Which one of the following about anemophilous plants is correct?
- (a) Bright coloured flowers
- (b) Sweet smelling flowers
- (c) No nectar
- (d) Dwarf stigmata
Answer: (c) No nectar
Anemophily = wind pollination. Flowers are small, dull, no nectar, no scent; pollen is light and abundant; stigmas are large and feathery to catch pollen. So bright colour, scent and dwarf stigma are features of insect flowers or wrong.