Question

Imagine you have a garden with the plants listed below. A swarm of bees visited your garden, do you think the bees will visit all the flowers? Name the flowers which you think the bees will be attracted to. Give reasons to substantiate your answer.
(Jasmine, Nerium, Gulmohar, Rose, Lotus, Corn, Sugarcane, Bamboo, Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, Grass, Coconut, and Peas)

Answer 1

Swarm of bees will visit the following flowers

1. Jasmine

2. Nerium

3. Gulmohar

4. Rose

5. Lotus

6. Chrysanthemum

7. Dahlia and

8. Peas

Reason: These flowers are entomophily and have the following adaptations for pollination by insects

1. They have bright petals.

2. These flowers are large in size

3. They have a sweet smell and

4. These flowers produce nectar