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A phenomenon where a male insect mistakenly identified the patterns of a orchid flower as the female insect partner, and tries to copulate and thereby pollinates the flower is said to be ______. - Biology

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प्रश्न

A phenomenon where a male insect mistakenly identified the patterns of a orchid flower as the female insect partner, and tries to copulate and thereby pollinates the flower is said to be ______.

विकल्प

  • Pseudocopulation

  • Pseudopollination

  • Pseudoparthenocarpy

  • Pseudofertilisation

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उत्तर

A phenomenon where a male insect mistakenly identified the patterns of a orchid flower as the female insect partner, and tries to copulate and thereby pollinates the flower is said to be pseudocopulation.

Explanation:

If a male insect misidentifies the patterns or traits of a flower, usually an orchid, as belonging to a female insect mate, this is known as pseudocopulation. This mechanism involves the flower mimicking sexual pheromones.

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