alleryStart learning →Moth-pollinated flowers tend to have which form?
APale or white and flat, so the moth can land
BDeep red and tubular, so the moth must hover
CPale or white and tubular, so nectar stays deep
DDeep red and flat, so the moth is well hidden
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Pale or white and flat, so the moth can land
1. Moths pollinate flowers during the late afternoon and night, when colour is hard to see.
2. Moth-pollinated flowers are pale or white, which shows up in low light.
3. They are also flat, which enables the moths to land.
4. The yucca plant and its yucca moth are the well studied example, where flower and moth shapes have adapted together.
5. Curved tubular flowers that force hovering belong to bird pollination instead.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 32 "Plant Reproduction", section 32.2 Pollination and Fertilization_
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