PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
PLANT GROWTH
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It would be less able to attract animal pollinators
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It would be less able to pollinate using the wind
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It would not be able to grow as tall
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It would not be able to produce pollen
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Detailed explanation-1: -Insects are the most common pollinators, but as many as 1, 500 species of vertebrates also help pollinate plants. Hummingbirds are attracted to scarlet, orange, red or white tubular-shaped flowers with no distinct odors. Bats are attracted to dull white, green or purple flowers that emit strong, musty odors at night.
Detailed explanation-2: -In mutualistic relationships between flowers and their pollinators, flowers benefit by having their pollen efficiently distributed to other flowers of the same species, allowing them to reproduce. Pollinators benefit by feeding on the nutritious pollen and nectar that flowers provide.
Detailed explanation-3: -Flowers that are bright in color are meant to attract birds, bees and other insects in order to help the plants reproduce. Bright colors or dull colors are fixed in the genetics of a flower.
Detailed explanation-4: -The red flowers pollinated by bees and by birds are more conspicuous to their respective pollinators. Compared with the bird flowers in the Old World, the New World ones are less conspicuous to bees and may be more conspicuous not only to violet-sensitive but also to ultraviolet-sensitive birds.