NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
What are the usual floral rewards provided to animals by flowers?
Options
- AWater and minerals
- BNectar and pollen grains
- CSeeds and leaves
- DFruit and stems
Correct answer
B. Nectar and pollen grains
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 tomake 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