Hint: Insect-pollinated flowers are often sweetly-scented . They are large and have brightly colored petals. They usually contain nectar- to attract insects. They have pollen grains that are often sticky and spiky so that they can stick to the legs and body of insects.
What are the characteristics of water and insect-pollinated flowers?
- Characteristics of Insect pollinated flowers:
- Large and coloured petals to attract insects.
- Nectar to attract insects.
- Pollen grains are sticky so that they can stick easily to insect’s body parts.
- Characteristics of water pollinated flowers:
- Stamens and pollen grains are spongy and water-proof.
What are the characteristics of the flowers that attract the insects?
Some flowers are adapted to be pollinated by insects, and others are adapted to be pollinated by wind. Insects are attracted to flowers because of their scent or brightly coloured petals . Many flowers produce a sweet liquid, called nectar, which insects feed on.
How do you know if a flower is insect-pollinated?
Wind pollinated flowers have light coloured petals and do not have a pleasant smell. Insect pollinated flowers have bright coloured petals , and they have a pleasant smell. The pollen grains are lighter in weight so that they can be carried out easily.
What features do insect-pollinated plants often have?
Flowers with brightly-coloured petals are usually insect-pollinated flowers. Insects carry pollen from one flower to another.
What characteristics of flowers attract bees?
Plants rely on bees and other insects to reproduce and so they have adapted, over time, to become more attractive to them. Bees are drawn to plants with open or flat tubular flowers with lots of pollen and nectar. A flower’s scent can have particular appeal to bees, and its bright colours may lure the bees in.
What characteristics of flowers attract pollinators?
Many flowers use visual cues to attract pollinators: showy petals and sepals, nectar guides, shape, size, and color .
What is insect pollination called?
Pollinators range from physical agents, especially the wind (wind pollination is called anemophily), or biotic agents such as insects, birds, bats and other animals (pollination by insects is called entomophily , by birds ornithophily, by bats chiropterophily).
Which flowers are pollinated by wind?
Wind Pollination (Anemophily)
Many of the world’s most important crop plants are wind-pollinated. These include wheat, rice, corn, rye, barley, and oats .
What structural modifications are found in insect pollinated flowers?
Answer: The structural modifications that are found in insect pollinated flowers are: a) The petals of these flowers are large, conspicuous and contain pigments like xanthophyll, anthocyanin, carotene, that make these petals brightly coloured. Bright coloured petals attract insect towards it.
What is the difference in structure of insect and wind pollinated flowers?
Some plants have nectar deep inside so the insect will have to make contact with some parts of the flower, getting pollen on it. The pollen is sticky so it will catch on to the insect. Wind pollinated plants need to be exposed to the wind. ... Their stigma is “feathery” so they can catch pollen that is carried on the wind.
Which two words are things that attract insects to flowers?
- Color: Fluttering In the Air.
- Food: Nectar and Pollen.
- Scent: Flowers and Fragrance.
- Flower Markings: Nectar Guides.
- Plant to Attract Beneficial Insects.
What are 3 ways flowers can be pollinated?
Pollination occurs when birds, bees, bats, butterflies, moths, beetles, other animals, water, or the wind carries pollen from flower to flower or it is moved within flowers .
What are the disadvantages of insect pollination?
- Pollen grains get wasted.
- flowers has to produce nectar, and should smell good.
- flowers should be bright and large to attract the insect.
What are the adaptations of insect pollinated flowers?
- Very conspicuous flowers with brightly coloured petals and perianths.
- Small flowers aggregate into inflorescence to become conspicuous.
- Flowers are usually scented to attract insects.
- Flowers have nectaries to produce and store nectar that provides food for insects.
Which of the following is not the feature of insect pollinated flowers?
Explanation: pollination can take place by the use of many vectors.
