#202 Bees and Flowers

Bees and flowers have evolved together for millions of years. It is a mutual relationship where the bee is provided with food (nectar or pollen) and the stationary plant gets to [1] its pollen (sperm cells) to other plants of the same species. For the plant this is much more [2] than using wind to reach the goal. Consequently, over millions of years plants have developed flowers with increasingly specialized features to attract [3] bees who, in turn, would distribute pollen grains and optimize the plant's reproductive [4] . Simultaneously, bees underwent physiological, behavioral and structural adaptations to take advantage of the nutritional benefits offered by flowering plants. This is an example of a [5] relationship.