NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The pollination of plants by bats is called chiropterophily. Plants pollinated by bats often have pale nocturnal flowers (in contrast, bees are mostly attracted to bright, daytime flowers). These flowers are often large and bell shaped, and some bats have evolved specifically to reach the nectar at the bottom of them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chiropterophily is the method of pollination with the help of bats. Examples-Adansonia, Kigelia, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ornithophily means bird pollination, is the pollination of flowering plants by birds. Pollination done by bats is known as chiropterophily. Various fruits depend on bats for pollination, such as mangoes, guavas, and bananas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pollination Process by Bats These fruit-eating bats fly to plants to drink or feed on nectar from flowers. In doing so, pollens from the flower stick to the hairs on the bat’s body. The bat then flies to find other fruits and flowers, thereby transferring the pollen from the bat’s body to the new plant.

Detailed explanation-5: -Note: Some of the examples of the ornithophilous plants are, bottle brush, red coral tree, and silk cotton and examples of birds are hummingbirds, sunbirds, honeyeaters, and honeycreepers, etc.