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  4 1 This isn't a homework helpline. If you know how to use the internet, then you probably know how to use the library. Stop being lazy! K Lo answered in Science & Technology over 2 years ago | Report 1 comment by Aidanha… 0 0 srry I can find it in my library.My teacher told me to search the internet to find the answer. IF Not iwill be punished. Aidanha commented over 2 years ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 The Botany of Desire: A plant's-eye view of the world by Michael Pollan would provide some food for thought. There was also a PBS special made out of it. He explores the history of the apple, the potato, the tulip and marijuana. It will kind of blow your mind. Hooray! answered in Science & Technology over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination_syndrome. A "pollination syndrome" is a trait or characteristic of a plant that makes pollinators (insects and birds, primarily) want to pollinate them. They come to see the color or smell the smell, for various reasons, and get pollen on them in the process. When they visit another flower, they carry the pollen with them. Also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollen If these articles are too tough for you, try the Simple English versions, at http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollen and http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower Another reason plants might be colored or scented is to trick humans into selecting them for their garden, which increases their chances of survival in natural selection. We think of humans as manipulating plants for this purpose, but in a sense they are manipulating us. A sweet-smelling rose is going to attract a lot more gardeners than one that isn't. Fnarf answered in Science & Technology over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 Flowers that are colored and scented are meant to attract pollinators (like bees, hummingbirds, moths, bats, etc). Flowers that aren't brightly colored or scented are typically pollinated by the wind (like corn and wheat flowers.) As for why there are more of the colorful, smelling kind of flowers, well, that strategy of attrating pollinators is just so advantagious for survival and increasing offspring that it's become the most successful strategy among flowers. Aurophobia answered in Science & Technology over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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