Question

Select all that apply. In gymnosperms, pollination can occur by _____. bees

the wind
butterflies
pollen dropping from the top to the bottom of a tree

Answer 1

the wind and pollen dropping from trees

Answer 2

The correct answer is the wind.

Gymnosperms are seeded plants whose seeds are naked, and are not enclosed in fruits. The male and female gametophyte structures develops in male and female cones. Male and female cones borne on separate plants. In gymnosperms pollen grains are carried by winds to the naked ovules. Thus, pollination in gymnosperm is anemophily. After deposition of pollen grains on the ovule, pollen grain germinates, forming pollen tube which carries sperm cell preparation to fertilize with egg.