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Color, shape, odor, and taste. For example, honeybees are attracted to bright colors, open-petal-shaped flowers, flowers which have certain smells, and the sweet nectar produced by many flowers. They can even be "trained" to pollinate flowers which humans might not find particularly attractive such as onion (allium spp.) flowers.

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Is the flower lily poisonous to butterflies?

No, else they would not be pollinators. Lilies are normaly poisionous to humans


How does flower help a plant?

The flower is the reproductive organ of the plant. Without flowers, plants would not be able to reproduce sexually. The colour and smell of the flower attract insect and animals to cross pollinate the plant


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.


Why would a flower need to attract an insect?

to do the process of pollination


1.How does the color of petals help pollination?

The color of petals is a key factor in helping pollination. Different colors attract different pollinators, like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. For instance, light colors like white, yellow and blue are attractive to bees, while butterflies are drawn to more saturated colors like purple and pink. By having different colors in a garden, you can attract a variety of pollinators. Pollinators are essential for the reproduction of flowers, as they transfer pollen from one flower to another. Without pollinators, the majority of plants would cease to exist. So the color of petals plays an important role in helping pollinate plants and ensure the continuation of life.


If you take all the petals off a flower can the flower still make seeds?

No, the petals play a role in protecting the reproductive parts of the flower and attracting pollinators, but they are not directly involved in seed production. Removing the petals would not prevent the flower from producing seeds if the reproductive organs are still intact and able to be pollinated.


What is the main function of bees from an agricultural perspective?

An agricultural perspective? I would have to say their main purpose is to spread pollen from flower to flower, however if you are talking about honeybees which are also pollinators, I would say their main purpose is to make honey.


What is the reason that the petals are so brightly colored?

Overall brightly colored flower petals assist in attracting insects, birds and small mammals to the flower for pollination. Coloured petals and nectar are normally used in conjunction - the petals as the attractant and the nectar as the "reward". Some petals which are not brightly coloured to humans, but reflect light in the Ultraviolet spectrum which some insects and birds can see.


Which plants has largest flower?

That would most likely be the death flower which is named due to the fact that it smells like a corpse to attract flies.


Why would you find a toad in a flower garden?

Flowers attract insects, and toads eat insects.


What is the purpose of the flowers on a plant?

Flowers help the reproduction of a plant facilitate. some flowers don't end up to be a flower instead they become a fruit so another purpose would be to make food. so the purpose of a flower depends on the flower it is.


What would happen if the stigma is cut off?

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