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प्रश्न
Define ornithophily.
उत्तर
Ornithophily is bird pollination, where the pollen grains of the flower are distributed by specialised birds for pollination. They usually have small sizes and long beaks e.g. Sun birds and humming birds. Some ornithophilous plants are Bombax, Callistemon (Bottle Brush), Butea, etc.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Differentiate between anemophily and entomophily.
Name the three agents of pollination.
State whether the following statement is true (T) or false (F):
Wind-pollinated flowers produce pollen grains in large quantity.
Give one word/term for the following:
Arrangement of flowers on a twig/stem.
The question has four options. Choose the correct answer:
Pollination carried by birds is
From the following which is NOT an adaptation in ornithophilous flowers?
Which of the following is TRUE with respect to anemophilous flowers?
From the following which type of the pollination involves comparatively greater wastage of pollen?
Which one of the following plants do NOT propagate by epiphyllous buds?
Arrangement of flowers in the given plant favours which type of pollination?
