NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bees or butterflies pollinate plants whose scent is high during the day, while moths and bats pollinate plants whose fragrance is greatest at night.

Detailed explanation-2: -Flower color significance also depends on the specific pollinator. For instance, bees are attracted to bright blue and violet colors. Hummingbirds prefer red, pink, fuchsia, or purple flowers. Butterflies enjoy bright colors such as yellow, orange, pink, and red.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bees are perhaps the most important pollinator of many garden plants and most commercial fruit trees (Figure 1). The most common species of bees are bumblebees and honeybees. Since bees cannot see the color red, bee-pollinated flowers usually have shades of blue, yellow, or other colors.

Detailed explanation-4: -(i) Both wind and water pollinated flowers are not very colourful and do not produce nectar. (ii) Entomophilous flowers are large, colourful, fragrant and rich in nectar.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pollination, which occurs through the means of animals, is known as zoophily.