Question

Imagine that you wanted to know if speciation is more rapid in plant groups pollinated by bees or hummingbirds. To do this, you identified 20 genera of angiosperms that contained species pollinated by both types of animals. There were substantially more species in the groups that were pollinated by bees. What conclusions can you draw from your data?A)Hummingbirds promoted speciation more than did bees.B)The rates of speciation were similar in groups pollinated by hummingbirds and bees.C) Hummingbirds promoted speciation less than did bees.D)Each genus should be split into two new genera.

Answer 1

C) Hummingbirds promoted speciation less than did bees.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is possible that honey bee pollination' conducted at higher rates of speciation in the angiosperms. However, it is important to note that the C) statement is just a hypothesis and further experiments should be carried out to confirm the role of bees in the speciation of this group

Answer 2

C) Hummingbirds promoted speciation less than did bees

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct conclusion that can be drawn from the data is that hummingbirds promoted speciation less than did bees.

Speciation is defined as the appearance of new species in an environment and it is directly proportional to the number of species.

Hence, the higher the number of species found under each pollination category, the higher the speciation.

In this case, more species were found under the bee pollinated category compared to the hummingbird pollinated category. It thus means that the bees promoted speciation more than the hummingbirds.

The correct option is C.