Written by Merel Dagher (PEACE Advisor)
Some organisms rely on smell, while others rely on sight, to guide them to a flower’s nectar. Which of the choices below matches the organism to the mechanism it uses to find the nectar/fruits/flowers? (more than one may be correct).
a. Bees – use sight to find flowers; sense of smell is weak
b. Bats – use scent to find flowers; can smell fruity flowers
c. Birds – use sight to find flowers
d. Moth – use smell to find flowers; can smell sweet flowers
e. Beetles – use smell to find flowers; can smell spicy/fruity flowers
f. Butterflies – use sight to find flowers
a. Bees – use sight to find flowers; sense of smell is weak
b. Bats – use scent to find flowers; can smell fruity flowers
c. Birds – use sight to find flowers
d. Moth – use smell to find flowers; can smell sweet flowers
e. Beetles – use smell to find flowers; can smell spicy/fruity flowers
f. Butterflies – use sight to find flowers
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All are correct. Pollen can also be dispersed abiotically through wind or water.