Many Insects Do Not See into the Red Color Range

question 58

Multiple Choice

Many insects do not see into the red color range, and as a result, many insect-pollinated flowers are colors other than red e.g., purple and yellow) . This flower coloration would be considered an)

• A) mutation.
• B) mistake.
• C) adaptation.
• D) selection.
• E) competition.

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Definitions:

α-D-Glucopyranose

An isomer of glucose that has the pyranose (six-membered ring) form with the hydroxyl group on the first carbon in the alpha configuration.

Sucrose

A disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose, commonly known as table sugar.

Methyl β-D-Glucopyranoside

A chemical compound derived from glucose where a methyl group replaces the hydroxyl group at the anomeric carbon.

Aldaric Acid

A type of sugar acid derived from aldoses by oxidation of both the aldehyde group and the primary alcohol group to carboxylic acids.