Question

Explain the adaptations for ornitrphily with suitable example

Answer 1

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Ornithophily or bird pollination is the pollination of flowering plants by birds. This coevolutionary association is derived from insect pollination (entomophily) and is particularly well developed in some parts of the world, especially in the tropics and on some island chains.[1] The association involves several distinctive plant adaptations forming a "pollination syndrome". The plants typically have colourful, often red, flowers with long tubular structures holding ample nectar and orientations of the stamen and stigma that ensure contact with the pollinator. Birds involved in ornithophily tend to be specialist nectarivores with brushy tongues, long bills, capable of hovering flight or are light enough to perch on the flower structures



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Answer 2

Answer:

Concept:

Ornithophily, often known as bird pollination, is the act of birds pollinating flowering plants. In some regions of the world, it is believed to be a coevolutionary connection that originated from insect pollination.

Explanation:

• Numerous different plant adaptation elements combine to generate a pollination syndrome in the relationship between this bird and insect pollination.
• The plants in which this occurs must have brightly coloured flowers, maybe with long tubular structures, and reproductive components like stigma and stamens organised in a way that makes them simple for pollinators to gather.
• The birds that participate in ornithophily are excellent nectarivores. To acquire the items, they may have certain unique characteristics like a brushy tongue and a long beak.
• The majority of the plants that undergo this sort of pollination are red in colour and have an abundance of nectar.
• While plants with specialist pollinators may have highly concentrated nectar, those with general pollinators typically have diluted nectars. Nectar from plants that are pollinated by insects and birds has a different sugar content.
• Flowers with insect pollinators have nectars that are abundant in sucrose. The plants that are pollinated by birds have various adaptations; some may have explosive blossoms, while others may explode as a result of the bird's activity.
• Hummingbirds, sunbirds, honeyeaters, and other families of specialised nectar-feeding birds are only a few examples.

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