Consider the following kinds of organisms:
- 1.Bat
- 2.Bee
- 3.Bird
Which of the above is/are pollinating agent/agents?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3
Many flowering plants depend on animals to carry pollen. Bats, bees and birds are all common pollinating agents, so all three are correct.
- ✓ 1. Bats are pollinators, mainly of night-blooming flowers. They are among the common animal pollinating agents.
- ✓ 2. Bees are common pollinating agents. Among animals, insects, particularly bees, are the dominant biotic pollinators.
- ✓ 3. Birds such as sunbirds and hummingbirds pollinate flowers and are among the common pollinating agents.
Remember · Pollinating agents are either abiotic (wind, water) or biotic. Biotic agents include bees, butterflies, flies, beetles, wasps, ants, moths, birds such as sunbirds and hummingbirds, and bats. Bees are the dominant biotic pollinators.
📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 12 Biology, Ch 1 (practise this chapter)
Sources
- NCERT Class 12 · Biology, Chapter 1 “Bees, butterflies, flies, beetles, wasps, ants, moths, birds (sunbirds and humming birds) and bats are the common pollinating agents.”
Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2012, General Studies Paper I. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 25 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·
