Week 3 | Day 3 | BIOA02

Temporal/Spatial Separation

The concept of plants producing flowers at different times and/or in different locations to avoid self-pollination.

Selfing

The process of a plant fertilizing itself, which can occur accidentally in some cases.

Self-incompatibility

A mechanism in plants that prevents fertilization with their own pollen, often through biochemical self-recognition.

Pollination Syndromes

The specialization of flowers to optimize pollen uptake and deposition, including adaptations to attract specific pollinators through shape, color, odor, and reward.

Abiotic Pollination

Pollination by non-living factors such as wind or water, which is non-directed and less efficient.

Biotic Pollination

Pollination by animals, which is more precise and directed, often requiring a reward such as pollen or nectar.

Bee

The most important group of pollinators, bees pollinate a wide range of plant species and are attracted to blue or yellow colors.

Flies

Pollinators attracted to dull, white, or reddish flowers, often laying their eggs in flesh-like smelling plants.

Butterflies

Pollinators attracted to red and orange flowers, with long narrow tubes that match their long proboscis.

Moths

Nocturnal pollinators attracted to white or dull flowers with a strong smell, often emitting the scent after sunset.

Hummingbirds

Pollinators attracted to red or yellow flowers, with a long tubular corolla suited to their long beak.