What Did Charles Darwin Propose After Observing the 11-Inch Long

question 21

Multiple Choice

What did Charles Darwin propose after observing the 11-inch long nectaries of the Angraecum sesquipedale orchid in Madagascar?

• A) the presence of very small bees that can fit into a long nectar tube
• B) the existence of a pollinator moth with a proboscis of 10-11 inches
• C) that the orchid was an evolutionary dead end and could no longer reproduce
• D) that the orchid must reproduce asexually

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