Certain Orchids Produce Flowers and Secrete Scents That Resemble Female

question 81

Multiple Choice

Certain orchids produce flowers and secrete scents that resemble female bees so that male bees will mount these flowers and attempt to copulate with them. This bizarre occurrence is an example of

• A) fertilization.
• B) coevolution.
• C) apomixis.
• D) self-pollination.
• E) asexual reproduction.

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