The agent of pollination in small,
dull-coloured flowers with a feathery stigma is ________.

Q. Mention the pollinating agent of an inflorescence of small dull-coloured flowers with well-exposed stamens and large feathery stigma. Give any one characteristic of pollen grains produced by such flowers.

Q. Match the items in Column I with those in Column II.

Column I	Column II.
1.Feathery stigma hanging out	(a).Rafflesia
2.Different timings for maturation of anthers and stigma	(b).Entomophilous
3.Pollination by elephant	(c).Wind pollination
4.Flowers produce nectar	(d).Dichogamy

Q. Flower with a feathery and sticky stigma, light pollen grains and reduced petals are features of:

Q. Choose the correct statements from the following.
I) Both wind and water pollinated flowers are very colourful and produce nectar.
II) Wind-pollinated flowers have large feathery stigma to easily trap air-borne pollen grains.
III) Flies are the dominant biotic pollinating agents.
IV) Pollination by water is quite rare in flowering plants and is limited to about 30 genera, mostly monocotyledons.