Name: Fertilisation in Angiosperms
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 10 min 16 s
Description: You surely have beautiful flowering plants on your lawn. Have you ever wondered about the classification of such plants? They are angiosperms, a topic this v...

Question

Differentiate between wind pollinated and insect pollinated flowers.

Accepted Answer

Feature Wind Pollinated Flower Insect Pollinated Flower

Stigma These flowers have a feathery stigma hanging out of the petals. These flowers have a small stigma and are found inside the petals.

Stamen These flowers have long stamens that are visible out of petals. These flowers have small stamens that are hidden inside the petals.

Nectar Nectar is not produced in these flowers. Nectar is produced in these flowers to attract insects.

Feature Wind Pollinated Flower Insect Pollinated Flower

Type of flowers These are unisexual flowers.
These are bisexual flowers.

Morphology Wind pollinated flowers have light coloured petals and do not have a pleasant smell. Insect pollinated flowers have bright-coloured petals, and they have a pleasant smell.

Pollen grains The pollen grains are lighter so that they can be carried out easily. The pollen grains are larger and are sticky so that the insects can carry them with ease.

Differentiate between wind pollinated and insect pollinated flowers.

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