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Question:

Which one of the following statements is not true?

Pollen grains are rich in nutrients, and they are used in the form of tablets and syrups.

The flowers pollinated by flies and bats secrete foul odour to attract them.

Honey is made by bees by digesting pollen collected from flowers.

Pollen grains of some plants cause severe allergies and bronchial afflictions in some people.

Solution:

Honey bees convert nectar into honey by a process of regurgitation and evaporation. They store it as a primary food source in wax honeycombs inside the beehive.