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L3: Insect Pollination Flashcards

1
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What is pollination?

A

Mechanism by which ovules are fertilised in plant sexual reproduction.

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2
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What are flowering plants called?

A

Angiosperms

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3
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What percentage of plant species are animal pollinated?

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90%

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4
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How many of the world crop species require bee pollination?

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87

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5
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What is the stamen made of?

A

Anther and Filament

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6
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What is the carpel made of?

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Stigma, style, ovary

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How are visitors rewarded?

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Nectar and pollen

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What do the petals do?

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Act as an advertisement to pollinators

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What does ‘monoecious’ mean?

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male and female flowers are on the same plants

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What does ‘dioecious’ mean?

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male and female flowers are on different plants

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11
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What are the disadvantages of self fertilisation?

A

Inbreeding depression

No variation to allow adaptation to changed conditions

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What are the advantages of self fertilisation?

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Reliable, cheaper investment, fast - rapid exploitation of transient resources

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13
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What are the disadvantages of cross fertilisation?

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Less reliable

Higher investment in flowers

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14
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What are the advantages of cross pollination?

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Generates variation

Enables evolution of new functions - adaptation

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15
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What are the pollen vectors?

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Wind, water, animals

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16
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What are the adaptations of a flower for animal pollination?

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Advertisement, rewards, deception

17
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How can a flower advertise itself?

A

Shape, size, colour, smell

18
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What rewards can a flower give?

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Nectar, pollen, lipids, scent, resin, heat (resting site)

19
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What is a pollination syndrome?

A

A set of flower characteristic that make the flower suitable for visits by particular groups of animals.

20
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What makes a good pollinator?

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Food choice
Sensory adaptations
Tongue lengths
Pollen-carrying capacity
Flight phenology & patterns
Consistency to plant species
Sociality

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