Question

The flight of a bee and the flight of a hummingbird are similar in many ways, such as in speed of wing movement, ability to hover, and ability to back up. Also, both hummingbirds and bees eat nectar, a diet shared by few other birds.

Answer 1

Answer:

These characteristics indicate that the hummingbird is more like the bee than the other birds.

Explanation:

Hummingbirds are small and colorful birds belonging to the family Trochilidae, for which about 330 species have been described. They exist only in the Americas, where they can be found in the most diverse environments, where they occur from the extreme of South America to Alaska, being most abundant in the regions near Ecuador. These birds have characteristics very similar to bees that are not found in other birds, such as wing movement speed, hovering ability, backup ability and nectar-based diet. Because of these characteristics, many may conclude that the hummingbird is more genetically similar to the bee than the other birds, but this is not true, as scientists have confirmed that these characteristics have evolved independently into hummingbirds and bees.