A student is working with a flowering plant in which nectar is deeply placed in the flowers.When the student discovers the natural pollinator of this plant, it is most likely to have

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A long proboscis (a straw-like mouthpart) would be the most useful in reaching the deeply placed nectar in the flowers. Long front legs or long antenna may be useful for other aspects of pollination, but not necessarily for reaching deeply placed nectar. Long wings or a long thorax would not be related to the pollinator's ability to reach nectar.

A Student Is Working with a Flowering Plant in Which