Saturday, November 19, 2011

Buttercups flower, suggest how the way that this flower may be pollinated. and clearly state your reasoning.?

any idea what this means?

Buttercups flower, suggest how the way that this flower may be pollinated. and clearly state your reasoning.?
Buttercups have bright yellow petals. This suggests that the flowers are insect pollinated because the brightness of the petals attracts the insects.





Wind-pollinated plants have very small or nonexistent petals.
Reply:Adding to the insect hypothosys, the insect that does pollinate this flower is probably a larger insect that lands on the flower to feed due to the large open nature of the flower. There is enough room and support for an insect such as a bee or butterfly to land comfortably and find the nectar easily.





Unlike a red tubular flower that would best be adapted to hummingbirds or hovering moths.


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