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Answer: 3. To trap pollen grains

Key idea: In maize (corn) the tassels are the long, silky styles and stigmas of the female inflorescence (cob). They hang out of the cob and trap pollen grains from the wind.

Maize is wind pollinated, so the sticky feathery stigma is suited to catching pollen. It does not protect seeds, attract insects, or disperse pollen.

Doubtly AI · 30 Oct 2026 AI-generated · not yet verified Report
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