EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Nectar in flowers serves chiefly to attract pollinators, such as fruit-eating bats, hummingbirds, sunbirds, and insects. Nectaries are usually located at the base of the flower stamens, which draw animal visitors into contact with the pollen to be transferred.

Detailed explanation-2: -1. Borage. Also known as a starflower thanks to its attractive star-shaped blue flowers that are beloved by both people and pollinating insects alike, borage provides ample sweet nectar, which is perfect for bees.

Detailed explanation-3: -In zoology, a nectarivore is an animal which derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of the sugar-rich nectar produced by flowering plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Insects are usually the other food birds eat that supplies the nutrients missing in nectar. Hummingbirds are the most prominent birds that rely heaviliy on nectar in their diet. Most nectarivores have relatively long narrow beaks and tongues which seem to be an adaptation for retrieving nectar from flowers.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct option is C Bee I am a flying insect which feeds on the nectar produced by the flowers.