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Pollination by INSECTS is called:
AEntomophily
BAnemophily (by wind)
CHydrophily (by water)
DOrnithophily (by birds)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Entomophily
ENTOMOPHILY = insect pollination (~80% of flowering plants). Anemophily = wind. Hydrophily = water. Ornithophily = birds. Chiropterophily = bats.
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