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12 Biology Organisms and Populations - Set No : 5 Question No :4

Question No : 4
               Pseudo copulation occurs in     

                a)          Maize          b)          Ophrys     

                c)          Mango          d)          Papaya     

Answer No : 4
     (b)In Orchids (Ophrys), there is strange relationship with pollinator insects. The Mediterranean Orchid (Ophrys) employs sexual deceit to get pollination done by a species of bee. One petal of its flower bears an uncanny resemblance to the female of the bee in size, colour and markings. The male bee is attracted to what it perceives as a female. Pseudocopulates with the flower and in that process pollinates the flower     

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