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Q: Why do plants produce more pollen when pollinated by wind?
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Why do wind-pollinated plant species generally produce more pollen than animal pollinated species?

They will most likely have less because they are not the kind of flower that really sticks out because of certain coloring, so that's also why they can depend on wing more than animals to pollinate.


How might having the anther atop a tall filament make it more likely plants will be pollinated?

The anther makes the pollen I think, but you might wanna check though.


Wind-pollinated flowers produce a lot of pollen grains?

To generate more plants by wind pollination in which some percentage of pollens succeed.


Is a flower pollinated by animals or wind?

Wind-pollinated flowers have many key differences from insect-pollinated ones. Since they don't need to attract insects, wind-pollinated flowers tend to have smaller petals, are odorless, are less colorful, and don't have nectar. Examples are ragweed, corn and wheat.


Why do conifers produce more pollen than grains used to fertilize conifer eggs?

Because conifers are pollinated by wind hence to ensure fertilization of each egg clouds of pollen grains are formed.


How might having the anther atop a tall filament make it more likely that plants will be pollinated?

The wind blows the pollen away.


What is the difference insect pollination and wind pollination?

Wind pollinated flowers sometimes look ugly because they don't need to attract bugs.


Why would plant die if bees dont exsiste?

Most flowers rely on insects to transfer pollen from one flower to another. Bees do more pollination than any other insect. So if bees disappeared, a lot of plants would not be pollinated and would not produce any seed.


Why do plants with fruits on trees spend energy creaating fragrances smells more than plants with fruits on the ground?

The tree requires to attract pollinators to the flowers before the fruit can form. The flowers on the plants on the ground can be pollinated by passing animals moving their pollen around.


Why are wind pollinated flowers not usually brightly colored?

Wind-pollinated plants do not need colorful flowers as they are not pollinated by animals, insects or birds. Since wind-pollinated plants do not need colorful flowers, they might as well put their energy into making their pollen lighter, or more of it.


Why do grasses produce many pollen grain?

Like most plants, grass uses sexual reproduction in the form of pollen to grow more. Because this pollen is spread by wind, there needs to be quite a bit of it for the pollen to reliably seed many flowers.


Does wheat get pollinated by bees?

Bees pollinate different plants by transferring their pollen or seeds from one area to the next. This spreads the crop and promotes more growth. Honey bees and solitary bees mostly pollinate buckwheat, which is a form of wheat.