Wind-carried pollen must be:
ABrightly coloured
BSweetly scented
CLight and non-sticky
DHeavy and sticky
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Light and non-sticky
1. Wind has to lift the grains.
2. Sticky or heavy grains would not travel.
3. So wind pollen is light and non-sticky.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Biology, Chapter 2, Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants._
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