Question

Adansonia (Baobab tree) is
A. Malacophilous.
B. ornithophilous
C. Chiropterophilous.
D. Anemophilous

Answer 1

Hint: Baobab is deciduous tree, and it is known as upside down tree, they are most long lived vascular plant which bear large size flower which are open around dusk and reproductive for maximum Fifteen hours, the movement is so quick that is seen by naked eye and faded out by the next morning.

Complete answer:
 Adansonia baobab tree is Chiropeterophilous kind of plant which is pollinated by bats, because its flower are large size and open during dusk time and reproductive life is very short around fifteen hours and after that they will fall out from tree, so that bats are usually active at dusk or night time. That’s why Baobab trees are chiropterophilous and their flowers are chiropterophily.
A. Malacophilous:- These are those plants which bear flowers that are pollinated by the snails or slugs, are known as malacophilous and their flower is malachi philly. such plants are usually aquatic in nature or found in a damp area, where such animals are found. Example:- Lemna.
B. Ornithophilous plants are those plant which bear such flower that are pollinated by the birds, such bird which help in pollination of plant, are nectarivores with have brushy long and long beak, during feeding on nectar, pollen are stick to the birds beak and then transfer to the next flower stigma, example:- Begonia plant.
D. Anemophilous :- these are those plants which are pollinated by the wind are called anemophilous and such plant flowers are known as anemophily. Anemophily flower are nectar less, odor less in nature and their female reproductive part like stigma are light sticky and feathery in nature to capture the pollen grain and confirm the pollination and male reproductive part anther release large numbers of pollen grain to confirm the pollination. Example:- maize, wheat and grasses.

So, the correct option is C.

Note: Pollination is the transfer of pollen grain for another to the stigma of the flower it promotes or the initial part of the fertilization process. It is of two types such as self-pollination and cross-pollination. Plants and flowers evolve and create certain adaptations to confirm the pollination.