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Flowers are often brightly coloured and have a pleasant smell. How do you think these features help the plant reproduce?
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Key Points
Bright colour and smell attract insects that help pollination.
Key Points / Good Practices
- Bright colours catch the eyes of bees, butterflies and birds.
- A pleasant smell draws insects from a distance.
- Insects come to drink the flower's nectar.
- While feeding, they pick up and carry pollen.
- This carries pollen from flower to flower — pollination.
- So colour and scent help the plant reproduce and make seeds.
Colour and scent attract pollinators that spread pollen.
