Topic 11 - Pollination Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three patterns of foraging behaviour by insects?
A
Central place foraging
Long distance migration
Random walking
2
Q
Which bird pollinators have co-evolved with plants?
A
Hummingbirds (New World/Americas)
Sunbirds (Old World/Africa)
Honeyeaters (Australasia)
This is also an example of convergent evolution as they are in different phylogenic lines.
3
Q
Which constituent of nectar increases the fecundity of butterflies?
A
Amino acids
4
Q
Give an example of mechanisms by plants to avoid self-fertilisation.
A
Different sex flowers on same one plant (mono-ecious)
Different sex flowers on two different plants (dio-ecious)
5
Q
How are ID keys often organised?
A
They are dichotomous - options arranged in pairs so you choose the most appropriate statement
