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Why do wind pollenated flowers not make nectar or have bright colours and strong scent?
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∙ 6y ago
They don't need to attract animals to their flowers. Flowers that are colorful and have a strong scent attract animal pollenators, such as insects and birds.
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∙ 6y ago
Wiki User
∙ 6y agoThey don't need insects to help in the pollination, so there is no evolutionary advantage in attracting them.
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Why do wind pollinate flowers not make nectar or have bright colours and strong scents?
Because they don't need animals to polinate. If they make nectar or have bright colours and strong scents, it will be an animal-polinated flower. So they don't need to make nectar or have bright colour
How do bees find nectar?
They are attracted to nectar-bearing flowers by scent and the colours of the petals.
What help a plant reproduce?
Bright flowers Nectar Scented flowers
How are birds and insects drawn to flowers?
By their scent, by the food some flowers offer (pollen and nectar) and by the colours of the flowers.
What flower do bees like?
Bees prefer fragrant, red coloured flowers like roses. Yellow, scentless or purtrid smelling flowers are frequented by flies. I have however seen hungry bees on Dandilions and dasies. Hunger seems to be a great motivator.
Why do many flowers have bright color's and strong smells and sugary nectar?
I think its because flowers were created to catch people's attention,so if they don't have the bright colours and even the sweet smell there won't be any need for them to be there because they won't be recognised.
Why insects like colours of flower?
Because flowers mean food (pollen and nectar). Not just bees are interested!
How do flowers attract bees?
They attract bees with their vibrant colours and sweet smell so they will want the nectar and pollen inside
What characteristics would insect pollinated flowers have?
Are bright in colour Produce sugary nectar Are large in size Have a scent
Do all hummingbirds drink nectar?
Yes they do drink natural flower nectar, mainly from flowers that have co-evolved to provide them with the kind of sugar and amounts of nectar they prefer in exchange for pollination services. Hummingbird nectar flowers are usually red, orange, or bright pink, shaped like a tube or trumpet, and produce nectar that is weaker then that of insect-pollinated flowers and contains a high proportion of sucrose (the same as white table sugar).
How plants are pollenATED?
bees have nectar and go to the plants and they put the nectar on the plant then the plant grows and it becomes pollinated in which later the bees come and take its honey
What foods attracts bees?
Bees only eat pollen and nectar and they are attracted to nectar-bearing flowers by their scent and their colours. They make honey from the nectar, and will eat this when nectar is not available. Beekeepers may take the honey, and replace it with sugar syrup which the bees find equally acceptable.
