Corn has small, colorless, odorless, lightweight flowers without petals. what is the significance of these flowers in the pollination process of the corn plant? flowers of corn are pollinated by water. they are small and lightweight to allow easy pollination by water. they do not need to attract animals or insects and are therefore colorless and odorless. flowers of corn are pollinated by the wind. they are small and lightweight to allow easy pollination by the wind. they do not need to attract animals or insects and are therefore colorless and odorless. flowers of corn are pollinated by ants. they are small and lightweight to allow easy pollination by ants. they do not need to attract animals and are therefore colorless and odorless.