FOOD TECHNOLOGY

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD SCIENCE

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What substance in flowers attracts bees and butterflies?
A
Embryo
B
Periosteum
C
Carbon dioxide
D
Nectar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nectar: Nectar is a fluid substance secreted by flowers in plants. It is rich in sugar. It helps in attracting pollinating agents like bees and butterflies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bees collect nectar from flowers. Nectar is the sweet liquid that entices the bees to the flower. The bees climb onto or into the flower and suck up the nectar with their straw-like mouth and collect it in a little sac called a crop.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nectar is produced by glands called nectaries. Nectaries can be located on any part of a plant, but the most familiar nectaries are those located in flowers (called “floral nectaries").

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