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Who’s the Pollinator? Massonia depressa is a low-growing succulent plant native to the desert of South Africa. The dull-colored flowers of this monocot develop at ground level, have tiny petals, emit a yeasty aroma, and produce a thick, jellylike nectar. These trails led researchers to suspect that desert rodents such as gerbils pollinate this plant. The researchers trapped rodents in areas where M. depressa grows and checked them for pollen (FIGURE 29.7A,B). They also put some plants in wire cages that excluded mammals, but not insects, to see whether fruits and seeds would form in the absence of rodents (FIGURE 29.7C).
A The dull petalless, ground-level flower of Massonia depressa are accessible to rodents, who push their heads through the stamens to reach the nectar at the bottom of floral cups. Note the pollen on the gerbil’s snout.
B Evidence of visits to M. depressa by rodents.
C Fruit and seed production of M. depressa with and without visits by mammals. Mammals were excluded from plants by wire cages with openings large enough for insects to pass through. Twenty-three plants were tested in each group.
FIGURE 29.7 Testing pollination of M. depressa by rodents.
Do these data support the hypothesis that rodents are required for pollination of M. depressa? Why or why not?
To determine: Whether the rodents are required for the pollination of Massonia depressa plant.
Concept introduction: Pollination takes place with the help of pollinating agents such as by wind or animal. Pollinators are the animal pollination vectors. The pollen, nectar, and other rewards are used by the plants to attract the pollinators. A plant called Massonia depressa is a low-growing moist plant that is commonly found in the semi-desert of South Africa. The researchers believed that the mammals like gerbils are found to pollinate Massonia depressa plant.
Pollination takes place with the help of pollinating agents such as by wind or animal. The rodents are not required for the pollination of Massonia depressa plant. This is because the pollination can also take place when these rodents were not allowed to access the plants.
Refer Fig. 29.7C, “Fruit and seed production of M. depressa with and without visits by mammals” in the textbook...
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