NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
How do flowers pollinated by flies and beetles attract these animals?
Options
- ABy being large and colorful
- BBy secreting foul odors
- CBy producing a high amount of nectar
- DBy having a strong fragrance
Correct answer
B. By secreting foul odors
Step-by-step solution
Majority of insect-pollinated flowers are large, colourful, fragrant and rich in nectar. When the flowers are small, a number of flowers are clustered into an inflorescence to make them conspicuous. Animals are attracted to flowers by colour and/or fragrance. The flowers pollinated by flies and beetles secrete foul odours to attract these animals. To sustain animal visits, the flowers have to provide rewards to the animals. Nectar and pollen grains are the usual floral rewards. For harvesting the reward(s) from the