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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 1. Reproduction in Lower and Higher Plants

Comparatively a large amount of pollen grains are wasted during

  1. A hydrophily
  2. B ornithophily
  3. C anemophily
  4. D chiropterophily
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(C) anemophily

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In wind pollination (anemophily), pollen is released in huge quantities and only a tiny fraction of pollen reaches a receptive stigma, leading to wastage of pollen grains.