The author includes in lines 6–8 ("the first flowers may have been diminutive, odorless, nectarless, petal-less, aqueous, and pollinator-less") a description of what the "first flowers" may have been like ("the first . . . Pollinator-less") most likely to Choose 1 propose an alternative to traditional depictions of the first flowering plants. contrast ancient flowering plants with ancient nonflowering plants. provide a clue as to how flowers evolved from aquatic to land-based plants. reveal the evidence that helped botanists identify the fossils of early flowers.