NEET 2016 · Class 12

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Pollination in water hyacinth and water lily is brought about by the agency of

  1. (A)water
  2. (B)insects or wind
  3. (C)birds
  4. (D)bats

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

In a majority of aquatic plants such as water hyacinth and water lily, the flowers emerge above the level of water and are pollinated by insects or wind as in most of the land plants.

Chapter
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Section
1.2.3 Pollination
Page
12
Words matched
35 of 35

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that water hyacinth and water lily flowers 'are pollinated by insects or wind', which directly matches and proves the correct answer B.

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