Floral scent

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/floral-scent

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What are floral scents made of?Floral scents are made of many tiny chemicals called volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, that come mainly from the petals. A single flower species can have hundreds of different VOCs.
2. Why do flowers smell?Flowers smell to keep away insects that might eat them and to attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators that help the flower make seeds.

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs): A diverse group of carbon-based chemicals that easily evaporate into the air, forming scents.
Plant-Pollinator Interactions: The complex relationships between flowering plants and the animals that facilitate their pollination.
Chemical Ecology: The study of the role of chemical signals and substances in ecological interactions.