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When hummingbirds feed on flowers does it harm the flower or help the flower?
It's helpful not only to the flower, but to the environment. When hummingbirds visit flowers, they are not only feeding on the nectar, they pollinate the flowers which in turn allows plant to produce fruits or seeds.
How are hummingbirds important to flowers?
Hummingbirds fly from flower to flower, sticking their beaks into the center to take sips of nectar. While sipping nectar, hummingbirds are inadvertently transporting pollen grains from previously sipped flowers. The process results in the cross pollination of different flowers, through the help of the hummingbird. Basically: Hummingbirds help flowers pollinate each other, which allows flowers to reproduce.
Why do the flowers on tobacco plants change in appearance?
Tobacco flowers that need moths to pollinate have evolved to have white flowers. Tobacco flowers that need hummingbirds to pollinate have evolved to be deep pink.
Can a mouse pollinate a plant?
It's very unlikely for a mouse to pollinate plants because mice are not nectar feeders.Some bats are nectar feedars, and hummingbirds are, and these would pollinate the flowers they visit.
Do humminbirds have benefits or add anything to your environment?
If you make a nice environment, hummingbirds add color and spark to your home and they help pollinate flowers for a more hearty bloom!!
Do cicadas pollinate flowers?
No, cicadas do not function as pollinators. As members of the True Bug order Hemiptera, the Cicada has piercing and sucking mouthparts. They primarially pierce the twigs of bushes and tress and then feed on the sap within. Since they are not attracted to flowers there is no way for them to intentionally or unintentionally pollinate anything.
Describe how animals help pollinate flowers?
Animals help to pollinate flowers by landing on them and collecting pollen on their legs. This pollen is distributed to other flowers when that animal lands on it.
How are hummingbirds helpful to flowers?
like bees they go over to flowers to get some honey (i think that's what bees do) and it sticks onto them as they pass flower to flower doing you know what to the female plant and then making seeds. so humming birds are just like bees!
What kind of animals pollinate flowers?
Bees, butterflies, moths, and other insects help pollination. Bats and hummingbirds also help pollinate some plants. This is why it is so important that humans help the pollinators by planting the best types of plants so that we have food for ourselves.
If a flower is not pollinated will it die?
Flowers can flower if there are no bees since bees are not the only pollinators. Birds such as hummingbirds, insects and wind can help pollinate flowers in the absence of bees, one of the world's most efficient pollinators.
Do flies pollinate flowers?
Flies and all other insects that fly from flower to flower will help to pollinate.
Bees help pollinate flowers and help them reproduce This is an example of the bee's?
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