Saturday, April 2, 2011

3.3 b - Wind Pollination




- Transfer of pollen grains from anther ---air (carried by wind)--- Stigma
- Adaptation - Light weight pollen grains with some sort of wing feature (move through air more effectively) 
                      - Anthers hang well clear of any basic flower structure, so exposed to the wind
                      - Stigma, really large surface area, feather like structure to catch pollen grains when       passing through air) 
- Grass - No colour in the petals and no scent to attract insects - No nectaries - no point to produce these, waste of energy when it is a wind pollinated plant 

1 comment:

  1. excellent work. Collect some iamges during tomorrows lesson on a phone or camera

    ReplyDelete