CORN in some parts of the world) is pollinated by AIR. The male anthers let go of their pollen and it blows over to a nearby female flower on another corn plant. Most of the flowers are either male or female on a corn , rather than both sexes in one flower. Maize flowers have evolved to use air for pollination. They do not need PRETTY petals. The pollen is light so it can blow around, and the ENDS of the female parts are fluffy to catch all the tiny pollen GRAINS.

"> CORN in some parts of the world) is pollinated by AIR. The male anthers let go of their pollen and it blows over to a nearby female flower on another corn plant. Most of the flowers are either male or female on a corn , rather than both sexes in one flower. Maize flowers have evolved to use air for pollination. They do not need PRETTY petals. The pollen is light so it can blow around, and the ENDS of the female parts are fluffy to catch all the tiny pollen GRAINS.

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Maize (called CORN in some parts of the world) is pollinated by AIR. The male anthers let go of their pollen and it blows over to a nearby female flower on another corn plant. Most of the flowers are either male or female on a corn , rather than both sexes in one flower. Maize flowers have evolved to use air for pollination. They do not need PRETTY petals. The pollen is light so it can blow around, and the ENDS of the female parts are fluffy to catch all the tiny pollen GRAINS.

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