A hummingbird is attracted to the red, tubular flowers of a trumpet vine. It drinks nectar from the flower and, in doing so, collects pollen that it transfers to the next flower. In this form of communication, who is the sender, who is the receiver, and what information is being transferred?
A) The hummingbird is the sender, the flower is the receiver, and the availability of pollen is the information.
B) The hummingbird is the sender, the flower is the receiver, and the availability of the hummingbird to transfer pollen is the information.
C) The flower is the sender, the hummingbird is the receiver, and the availability of nectar is the information.
D) The flower is the sender, the hummingbird is the receiver, and the need of the flower to have its pollen transferred is the information.
E) The flower is the sender, the pollen is the receiver, and the presence of the hummingbird is the information.
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