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Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants

Question
CBSEENBI12047370

Cross-pollination through insect agent is called

  • anthropophily

  • malacophily

  • entemophily

  • ornithophily

Solution

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entemophily

Pollination is the phenomenon of transfer of pollen grains from the anther of the stamen to the stigma of the carpel/pistil of a flower. Entomophily is a type of pollination that takes place with the help of insects. Anthropophily is the pollination by humans (often artificial pollination using hybridisation techniques, etc). Malcophily is the pollination by snails. Ornithophily or bird pollination is the pollination of flowering plants by birds.