Some Plants are Adapted for Insect Pollination Flashcards

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1) colour

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Brightly coloured petals for pollination by insects

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2) scent

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Have scented flowers and nectaries (glands that secrete nectar) to attract insects

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3) sticky

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Make big, sticky pollen grains - the grains stick to insects as they go from plant to plant

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4) other sticky

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Stigma is also sticky so that any pollen picked up by insects on other plants will stick to stigma

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