Question

Nocturnal animals are important pollinators. What niche do they
specifically fill?
A
They eat the nectars of angiosperm flowers.
B
They fly from plant to plant.
c
They pollinate the flowers that only open at night.
D
They have a mutualistic relationship with angiosperms.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. They pollinate the flowers that only open at night.

Explanation:

A niche is the functional role an organism performs in the ecosystem. Simply, the question is asking for the role of nocturnal animals as pollinators.

• A pollinator is any organism the helps plants to transfer pollen grain from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another.
• This way, fertilization and crossing of genetic materials is achieved.

Nocturnal animals are animals that are very active at night. This is an evolutionary advantage for them because there is less danger at this point of the day.

Therefore, some nocturnal animals can help to pollinate flowers that only open at night.