Q. Which of the following feature(s) is/are common to both wind and water pollinated flowers?
I. Pollen grains are long and ribbon-like
II. Stigma is large and feathery
III. The flowers are not colourful
IV. The flowers do not produce nectar

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Solution:

Long ribbon-like pollens are found in water pollinated plants while large feathery stigma is found in wind pollinated flowers. But both of these types of flowers lack showy colourful petals and nectar because they do not have to lure insects to carry out pollination.