Campbell Biology in Focus
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780134710679
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 30, Problem 7TYU
A small flower with green petals is most likely
- A. bee-pollinated
- B. bird-pollinated.
- C. bat-pollinated.
- D. wind-pollinated.
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