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A large white flower which blooms in the night having a scent of rotting fruit and producing a copious amount of nectar is most likely to be pollinated by
BiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsNEET
Options:
  • A insects
  • B birds
  • C snakes
  • D bats
Solution:
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The correct answer is: bats
Pollination bats are called Chiropterophily. Chiropterophilous flowers are large, dull or white-colored, bloom in the evening or night have rotting fruit smell to attract bats, and have a large amount of nectar. Examples: Adansonia, Bauhinia, etc.

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