Question

Name Class Date Field Study Coevolution Identify Flowering plants evolved simultaneously with the organisms that pollinate them. The mostcommon plant pollinators are insects. Walk around your school or neighborhood, or if it is wintertime, a local store that sells plants and flowers. Sketch the structure of several different types of flowers. Identify and record characteristics of the flowers that are adaptations meant to attract pollinators.

Answer 1

Pollination is the process of transfer of pollen from male part to the female part of the flower with the help of insect, birds and other mechanism .

For this question, I am taking the example of three flowers with the modifications, in order to get pollination.

1. Helianthus plant is pollinated by orange barred sulfur butterfly. In this plant, the flower is situated in such a way that it allow only the entry of butterfly not insect to get pollinated.

2. Orchid plants get pollinated by bettles

Orchid flower petals are arranged in such position that it makes pollination by nettle very easy as compared to other insects. Sometimes , the flower are modified in such a way that, it look like female insect to attract male insect.

3. Yucca plants get pollinated by yucca moth

Yucca plants is generally pollinated by yucca moth, which are attracted to the seed of this plants.