Why flowers are colourful?

Answer 1

Flowers aren't colored, they have PETALS that are colored. The flowers spend most of their energy making colorful petals mostly to attract pollinators (bees, butterflies, etc...), but after they are pollinated, they lose their petals because they should spend their energy of developing a seed rather than making petals, and also because they don't want pollinators to be attracted to them now that they are pollinated and make them pollinate other flowers instead.

Answer 2

Flowers are colourful because of their chemical composition; anthocyanins produce reds, purples and blues, flavones make pale yellow colours, and carotenes make reds, Oranges and bright yellow. They have this chemical composition because the colours it produce attract birds, insects, and other animals which could potentially fertilize them by spreading the pollens.

Answer 3

Many insects, such as bees, are biologically predisposed to being attracted to colours. Many insects will feed from and land on colourful flowers as opposed to non coloured plants. As a result, many plants have developed to become colourful to attract these insects that in turn will pollinate the plant and allow it to reproduce.

Answer 4

flowers have different to attract insects , color variations depend upon pH of cell .

Answer 5

To attract bees and birds which will pollinate them.

Answer 6

Flowers have colorful petals in order to attract bees to come and help them with pollination. It is an adaptation that has helped plants continue to survive.

Answer 7

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