The pollen may not land on another flower or it may blow the pollen over the ocean
It might not blow
It might take a lot of energy
It might ruin the pollen
Blowing wind causes plants to give away nectar
It might blow over water where it is wasted
It might rain
Pollen not landing on another flower
Why is it risky for a plant to hope the wind will blow?
Direct contact
Wind
In nectar
Water
Animals carrying it
Drinking
Conduction
Rain
Relying on an animal and hoping the wind will blow
What are ways of transferring pollen?
To spread pollen
To annoy animals
Allow only animals likely to pollinate another plant to get to the nectar
To keep it from being picked up by animals that won't spread the pollen correctly
To get animals to steal the whole plant
Only certain animals were able to get at the plant's hidden nectar because these specific animals might be more likely to visit only flowers of the same species
To keep the plant moist
What is the purpose of hidden nectar?
Drink the nectar
Waste it
Trample it
Some animals may just drink the nectar and not carry off any pollen in return
Hide the nectar
kill it
Hide the pollen
What might some animals do with a plant?
It takes money to make
Because animals like drink the nectar
Some animals just drink it
It is not a good use of the plants energy
It is not a good use of the plants energy and it uses a lot of energy to make the nectar
The pollen won't land where they want
A plant uses a lot of energy to produce nectar
Why is giving free nectar costly?
Pollenating the ocean
The plant might be crushed
The wind doesn't blow
It could dry up
The wind might not blow, the blowing pollen does not land on another flower, or it could even blow the pollen over the ocean where it is wasted
Pollen not landing on an animal
Wind could even blow the pollen over the ocean where it is wasted
Animals wouldn't want it
The blowing pollen does not land on another flower
Pollen not landing on another flower
What problems could arise if a plant waits for the wind to help it?
They might not carry away pollen
They may just drink the nectar
They might rip the plants leaves
They may not transfer pollen to another plant
The animal might not come by, or might just drink all the nectar
Animals don't take pollen with them
They might trample the plant
Animals visit too many flowers
They might avoid the plants when it rains
Why is it risky for a flower to wait on an animal to come by?
Waiting for the wind to blow the right direction or waiting for the right animals to come by can be risky for the process of pollination
It might dry up
Relying on an animal to come by
Adapting new traits
It may not spread
It takes a lot of energy to make it
It is expensive
What is risky for a plant with its nectar?
They block the wind
Don't take pollen to another plant
They adapted
They may drink the nectar or not carry off pollen from the plant in return
Animals just eat the pollen
Drink nectar without transferring pollen
They may not carry off any pollen in return
They trample plants
How do animals pose a threat to pollination?
Pollen
Nectar
Adaptations
Hidden flowers
Photosynthesis
What do some plants provide that entices animals to visit them?
They developed ways to hide the nectar that only certain animals could get to
They hide their nectar
They develop special traits
Various ways, including hiding it
With animals
They make it bitter
They make it poisonous
By hiding it in other flowers
They make it nauseating
How do plants protect nectar?
This is a yes
No
No, only certain animals were able to get the nectar and the evolved special traits to be able to do so
No question ; there are no other options
Was every animal able to access a plant's nectar?
They developed ways to hide their nectar and only special animals were able to get it and these specific animals might be more likely to visit only flowers of the same species
Pollen
The ability to hide their nectar
Ways to hide their nectar
They made it bitter
Specific species
The traits of animals
They made it hot
They made it poisonous
To improve their chances what traits did plants evolve?
Relying on an animal to come by is risky. A flower may have to wait a long time for the right animals to come by. What if one never passes close enough to the flower? Hoping the wind will blow is also risky for a plant. What if the wind does not blow? What if the blowing pollen does not land on another flower? The wind could even blow the pollen over the ocean where it is wasted. Giving free nectar is costly. It is not a good use of the plants energy. A plant uses a lot of energy to produce nectar. Some animals may just drink the nectar. They may not carry off any pollen in return. To improve their chances, plants evolved special traits. For example, they developed ways to hide their nectar. Only certain animals were able to get at the plants hidden nectar. These specific animals might be more likely to visit only flowers of the same species. This was also a benefit for some animals. Animals also evolved special traits to get to the nectar. 