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- 6. Bird Pollination: Red flowers open during the day, ______ floral tube with nectar reward, Floral fragrance important.
- 7. Some plants have flowers that produce only one type of _______.
- 11. ______ pollination: White or pale yellow flowers open at night, Long floral tube with nectar reward and Floral fragrance important.
- 13. Butterfly Pollination: ____ and orange flowers, Long floral tube with nectar reward, Usually with landing pad, insects collect pollen on legs.
- 15. Color, shape, rewards, scent are functions of what organ that attract pollinators.
- 18. Pollen is produced in the ________. (singular)
- 20. Self-Fertilization is when fertilization occurs between sperm and egg produced by ______ plant.
- 23. ___ Pollination: Flowers brownish/purple with foul odor, organism tricked by smell and often trapped by flowers, No nectar reward: location to lay eggs.
- 24. Bee pollination: they perceive __________ light. Flowers have markings only visible in ____, to identify location of nectaries.
- 26. A reason for pollination avoiding __________.
- 27. Pollination is a major driving force in the ____________ of flowering plants.
- 28. A reason for pollination preventing ___________.
- 29. Pollen tubes only develop if their genotype is compatible with the _________ genotype.
- 30. Changes in __________ can result in unfit hybrids and speciation.
- 31. Evolution of pollinators and ______ is correlated in coevolution. (plural)
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- 1. ________ moths are exclusive pollinators of Yuccas.
- 2. Moths evolve longer proboscis to “sneak” nectar, and plants respond by evolving longer nectar tubes is an example of _______.
- 3. One explanation of rapid development in higher plants is ___________. (plural)
- 4. A reason for pollination ___________ assurance.
- 5. Female ___ _________ chew into unripe figs. She lays eggs and dies. Eggs hatch, males and females mate. Males dig tunnel through fruit, releasing pollen, Queen collects pollen and escapes. (plural)
- 8. Many plants depend on ________ pollination for reproduction.
- 9. When ___________ of pollinators or plants are isolated, shifts in pollinators can occur (plural).
- 10. Co-evolution with pollinators essential for species _______.
- 12. Some plants only produce male or female _______, so individual plants have separate sexes. (plural)
- 14. Natural selection increases __________ = speciation!
- 16. Type of pollination in 13% of angiosperms, Inflorescence not specialized for visitors, Flowers not large or fragrant, Pollen round and smooth for flight and Usually separate sexes.
- 17. One explanation of rapid development in higher plants is ___________.
- 19. If geographic barrier is removed, ________ will be unfit and unable to breed with pre-existing populations. (plural)
- 21. Yucca Moth females lay eggs within the flower— larvae eat some (but not all) seeds, this is an example of _______.
- 22. Female Yucca moths store pollen in a ____ under their head.
- 25. Fertilization occurs in the _______.