Question: 97: Identify the incorrect statement related to Pollination :
(1) Flowers produce foul odours to attract flies and beetles to get pollinated
(2) Moths and butterflies are the most dominant pollinating agents among insects
(3) Pollination by water is quite rare in flowering plants
(4) Pollination by wind is more common amongst abiotic pollination
Answer: Option (2)
Explanation:
Pollination is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a flower.
Some flowers produce foul odours to attract flies and beetles,
which act as pollinating agents, so statement (1) is correct.
Pollination by water, known as hydrophily, is very rare in flowering plants and is seen in only a few aquatic species, so statement (3) is correct.
Among abiotic pollination methods, wind pollination or anemophily is more common than water pollination, making statement (4) correct.
Among insects, bees are the most dominant pollinating agents,
not moths and butterflies.
Therefore, statement (2) is incorrect,
making option (2) the correct answer.