NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Which type of animals are mentioned as pollinators in some species besides insects?
Options
- AMammals and amphibians
- BPrimates and arboreal rodents
- CFish and amphibians
- DBirds and reptiles
Correct answer
B. Primates and arboreal rodents
Step-by-step solution
Majority of flowering plants use a range of animals as pollinating agents. Bees, butterflies, flies, beetles, wasps, ants, moths, birds (sunbirds and humming birds) and bats are the common pollinating agents. Among the animals, insects, particularly bees are the dominant biotic pollinating agents. Even larger animals such as some primates (lemurs), arboreal (tree-dwelling) rodents, or even reptiles (gecko lizard and garden lizard) have also been reported as pollinators in some species. Often flowers of animal-polli