alleryStart learning →Why do wind-pollinated flowers often have well-exposed stamens?
ATo receive pollen on the filament
BTo release pollen into air currents
CTo make nectar easier to collect
DTo hold pollen beneath the water
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. To release pollen into air currents
Exposed stamens help pollen leave the anthers and enter passing air currents.
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