Many flowering plants depend on bees for pollination and reproduction. Scientists have found that different kinds of bees can see different colors. This affects which plants they pollinate. For example, bees that can see red are more likely to pollinate red and orange flowers. Bees that cannot see red are more likely to pollinate yellow flowers.

Question

Suppose a large population of bees that cannot see red lives in a meadow. How would the bees most likely affect the meadow's plants?

A.
Most of the meadow's plants would stop blooming.
B.
Many of the flowering plants would have yellow blossoms.
C.
The bees would not affect the meadow's plant populations.
D.
A few of the meadow's plants would begin growing red flowers.

Answer 1

B. Many of the flowering plants would have yellow blossoms.

Since the bees cannot see red, they would be more likely to pollinate plants that have colors they can see, such as yellow. As a result, the flowering plants in the meadow would likely evolve to produce more yellow blossoms to attract these bees for effective pollination.