Over a long period of time, some flowering plants have become dependent on honey bees to fertilize their seeds. In recent years, a form of mite has infected and killed the honey bees in many areas of the country. Since this has happened, the once bee-dependent plants with the best chance of surviving are those that
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-grow taller so that the few remaining honey bees will find them.
-change their flowers so that wind will fertilize them.
-have always attracted many other insects as well as honey bees.
-have seeds that stay alive for a long time in the environment.
have always attracted many other insects as well as honey bees.