Over evolutionary time, flowering plants have evolved colors, odors, and nectar that attract pollinating insects, and the insects have evolved mechanisms that detect the changes in plants and to better collect pollen. This is an example of ____.
A) allopatric speciation
B) phylogenetic change
C) coevolution
D) a key innovation
E) sympatric speciation

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This is an example of coevolution, where two or more species reciprocally affect each other's evolution. In this case, flowering plants and pollinating insects have evolved traits that benefit each other, demonstrating coevolution.

Over Evolutionary Time, Flowering Plants Have Evolved Colors, Odors, and Nectar