A botanist examines two plants. Plant A has large colorful petals; plant B has extremely tiny white flowers. Which one is most likely animal pollinated?

Question

A.  Plant A
B.  Plant B

Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
 
Gather Content
What do you already know about animal-pollinated plants? What other information is related to the question?

Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
 
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?

Answer 1

A.  Plant A

Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
        · The key concept addressed here is the nature of animal-pollinated plants.
What type of thinking is required?
        · Apply level:
            o You are being asked to take what you already know and use, or apply, it to the comparison of animal pollinated versus other plants.
 
Gather Content
What do you already know about animal-pollinated plants? What other information is related to the question?
        · Animal-pollinated plants tend to be colorful and showy.
        · Wind-pollinated plants may have no petals at all.

Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
        · Plant B’s small, white flowers would not be attractive to animal pollinators.
        · Since animal-pollinated plants have colorful flowers, plant A is the likely candidate for an animal-pollinated plant.
 
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
        · Apply level:
            o Answering this question correctly depended on your ability to use pollination in a new situation. If you got an incorrect answer, did you remember that animal-pollinated plants have colorful flowers, or that wind-pollinated plants may have no petals? Did you have trouble recognizing different pollination characteristics to determine the correct answer?