Biology
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ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 45.6, Problem 2TC
Heat-producing flowers are rare, and many are members of evolutionary ancient groups. Some botanists hypothesize that warmth was an early adaptation that attracted beetle pollinators. Today, most plants do not have warm flowers, but supply their pollinators with a sip of nectar. Develop a hypothesis to explain why the more recently evolved “fast-food” flowers predominate today.
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