Both wind and water pollinated flowers are not very colourful and do not produce nectar.

Question

Given below are two statements:

One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Both wind and water pollinated flowers are not very colourful and do not produce nectar.

Reason (R): The flowers produce enormous amount of pollen grains in wind and water pollinated flowers. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2. B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A (Correct answer)
3. C. A is true but R is false
4. D. A is false but R is true

Correct Answer

Option B — Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

Key Points

• Wind- and water-pollinated flowers are not colourful and lack nectar because they do not need to attract animal pollinators — A is true.
• They do produce enormous amounts of pollen grains — R is true — but this abundance of pollen is a separate adaptation, not the reason for the absence of colour/nectar, so R does not explain A.