General Science Questions

Pollination by wind is called Anemophily or Wind pollination. The process of the transfer of pollen from one individual plant to another, whereby the pollen is carried by air currents is called Anemophily.

Almost all gymnosperms (Non-flowering plants) are anemophilous, as are many plants in the order Poales, including grasses, sedges and rushes.

1. Lichens are plants that grow in exposed places such as rocks or tree bark.

2.  Lichens are widely used as environmental indicators or bio-indicators. They can be used as air pollution indicators, especially of the concentration of sulfur-di-oxide in the atmosphere.  

3. They need to be very good at absorbing water and nutrients to grow there.

During vigorous exercise capillaries of the active muscles will be engorged with blood.