Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Organisms and Populations

Question:
What does a Mediterranean orchid Ophrys employs to get pollinated by bee?
Options:
Pseudocopulates .
Sexual deceit.
Hibernation.
Reward in the form of nectar .
Correct Answer:
Sexual deceit.
Explanation:
Not all orchids offer rewards. The Mediterranean orchid Ophrys employs ‘sexual deceit’ to get pollination done by a species of bee. One petal of its flower bears an uncanny resemblance to the female of the bee in size, colour and markings.