Hummingbird

Hummingbird

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   • first is photosynthesis. It is when the sun's rays pass through the plant

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   • The nectar is produced by different glands at the base of the stamens and petals, called nectaries, often deposited in bags or rams base of the corolla.

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   • His long tongue allows them to suck nectar from flowers through the wound structure on the outside of the tongue

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   • Then Food initially passes to an elastic sac in the neck called a crop, which serves the same storage and supply functions as a stomach. Small amounts of food empty from the crop and pass to the Intestine, where sugar is assimilated into the blood.

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   • Hummingbirds are very fast animals, can flap their wings up to 70 times per second remaining in the same place while extracting nectar from the flower.

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   • energy passes from the nectar to cellular respiration in the hummingbird’s cells to generate energy for movement

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