Animals
Bumblebees may bite leaves to spur plant blooming
In a pollen shortage, some bees nick holes in tomato leaves. This can speed up flowering and pollen production by weeks.
By Susan Milius
MS-LS2-2
Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
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