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Biology of Insects and Pollination

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Insect biology and pollination focus on ecological relationships, crop science, and practical applications like apiculture. These topics regularly appear in general science sections of competitive exams. Review core concepts to build accuracy for test day.

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Biology of Insects and Pollination Questions

Multiple choice

Chiropterophily refers to

  1. pollination of flowers by bats

  2. pollination of flowers by birds

  3. pollination of flowers by insects

  4. pollination of flowers by wind
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 Pollination requires agents to transfer the pollen grains and such transfer by bats is called chiropterophily.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following is correct? Insects visit flowers because they

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

When a bee, or an ant, beetle, moth or butterfly visits a flower for food, it simultaneously, and without knowing it, performs another vital function by carrying pollen from one plant to another. But not all flowers are visited by insects. A reliable guide to those that are, is their flamboyance. If the petals are large and colourful, if they smell sweet, it is because the plant needs to attract insects. Some plants have flowers which are graceful but not showy and therefore of no interest to insects. In this case the pollen is carried by the wind. Most flowers manufacture these minute grains called pollen which must be transferred to another flower of the same type before they can make seeds.

  1. want to carry pollen from one flower to another

  2. are attracted by the bright colours

  3. wish to obtain food

  4. are in search of a mate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Line 1 says, ‘when a bee, or an ant, beetle, moth or butterfly visits a flower for food’.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following is correct? Insects carry pollen from one flower to another

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

When a bee, or an ant, beetle, moth or butterfly visits a flower for food, it simultaneously, and without knowing it, performs another vital function by carrying pollen from one plant to another. But not all flowers are visited by insects. A reliable guide to those that are, is their flamboyance. If the petals are large and colourful, if they smell sweet, it is because the plant needs to attract insects. Some plants have flowers which are graceful but not showy and therefore of no interest to insects. In this case the pollen is carried by the wind. Most flowers manufacture these minute grains called pollen which must be transferred to another flower of the same type before they can make seeds.

  1. deliberately

  2. unconsciously

  3. reluctantly

  4. with extreme care
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

They do it without knowing or realising.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following is correct? The fact that some flowers are flamboyant implies

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

When a bee, or an ant, beetle, moth or butterfly visits a flower for food, it simultaneously, and without knowing it, performs another vital function by carrying pollen from one plant to another. But not all flowers are visited by insects. A reliable guide to those that are, is their flamboyance. If the petals are large and colourful, if they smell sweet, it is because the plant needs to attract insects. Some plants have flowers which are graceful but not showy and therefore of no interest to insects. In this case the pollen is carried by the wind. Most flowers manufacture these minute grains called pollen which must be transferred to another flower of the same type before they can make seeds.

  1. that some plants do not need pollination

  2. that we can distinguish between flowers pollinated by insects and those that are not

  3. that flowers are more important to some plants than they are to others

  4. that bright colours are important to all flowers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mentioned in the 3rd line of the passage.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following is correct? When insects carry pollen from one flower to another

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

When a bee, or an ant, beetle, moth or butterfly visits a flower for food, it simultaneously, and without knowing it, performs another vital function by carrying pollen from one plant to another. But not all flowers are visited by insects. A reliable guide to those that are, is their flamboyance. If the petals are large and colourful, if they smell sweet, it is because the plant needs to attract insects. Some plants have flowers which are graceful but not showy and therefore of no interest to insects. In this case the pollen is carried by the wind. Most flowers manufacture these minute grains called pollen which must be transferred to another flower of the same type before they can make seeds.

  1. they perform a vital function.

  2. the flowers become colourful and smell sweet

  3. the insects find it easy to take food from the flowers

  4. they help the plants to grow beautiful flowers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Lines 2 - 3 of the passage.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following is correct? Plants that do not have showy flowers

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question.

When a bee, or an ant, beetle, moth or butterfly visits a flower for food, it simultaneously, and without knowing it, performs another vital function by carrying pollen from one plant to another. But not all flowers are visited by insects. A reliable guide to those that are, is their flamboyance. If the petals are large and colourful, if they smell sweet, it is because the plant needs to attract insects. Some plants have flowers which are graceful but not showy and therefore of no interest to insects. In this case the pollen is carried by the wind. Most flowers manufacture these minute grains called pollen which must be transferred to another flower of the same type before they can make seeds.

  1. get their pollen transferred to other flowers by wind

  2. produce more pollen than others

  3. don’t reproduce easily

  4. are very few in number
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Mentioned in the 3 - 4th last lines.

Multiple choice

Where does honey come from?

  1. Flowers

  2. Fruits

  3. Animals

  4. stem
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Flower produces nectar which is converted to honey by bees

Multiple choice

Nectar is converted to honey by

  1. bees

  2. aunts

  3. Butterfly

  4. Grasshopper
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

bees collect nectar from flower of plants and convert it into honey.

Multiple choice

As contrasted with the honeybee, the yellow jacket can sting repeatedly without dying and carries a potent venom that can cause intense pain.

  1. As contrasted with the honeybee

  2. In contrast to the honeybee's

  3. Unlike the sting of the honeybee

  4. Unlike that of the honeybee

  5. Unlike the honeybee
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Here are given two subjects i.e. the honeybee and the yellow jacket. The sentence implies that both of them very. So option 5 is the correct expression for the same.

Multiple choice

Which insect is known as ' farmers enemy No.1'?

  1. Bollworm

  2. Desert locust

  3. Aphids

  4. Stem borer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Aphids are often considered a major pest for farmers because they suck sap from plants and transmit viruses, earning them the nickname 'farmers enemy No. 1'.

Multiple choice

Industrial melanism was exhibited by

  1. Butterfly

  2. Peppered moth

  3. Mosquitoes

  4. Darwins finches
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Industrial melanism was exhibited by peppered moth (Biston betularia).