Pollinators

What is a pollinator?

• A type of plant that grows fruit

• Anything that moves pollen from the male to the female part of the plant

• A tool that farmers use to grow crops

• The hair on bees' knees

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What are some examples of animal pollinators?

• All of these examples are correct.

• Skinks

• Elephant shrews

• Vampire cups

• Two of these answers are correct.

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True or False

Without pollination, plants would be in big trouble!

• True

• False

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Birds are attracted to what types of flower?

• color - dull white, green, or purple, odor - strong musty; emitted at night

• color - bright, including red and purple, odor - faint but fresh

• color - scarlet, orange, red, or white, odor - none

• color - pale and dull red, odor - strong sweet; emitted at night

Bees are attracted to what types of flower?

• color - dull white or green, odor - none to strongly fruity

• color - bright white, yellow, blue, or UV, odor - fresh, mild, pleasant

• color - scarlet, orange, red, or white, odor - none

• color - pale and dull to dark brown, odor - putrid

Which of the following are nocturnal pollinators?

• bats, moths

• bees, birds

• butterflies, flies

• wind, water

Why are flowers very colorful (and why do they produce odor?)

• So people buy them
• To make gardens look good
• To attract pollinators
• To attract sunlight

Moths are attracted to what type of flower?

• color - dull green, brown, or colorless, petals absent or reduced, odor - none

• color - scarlet orange, red, or white, odor - none

• color - bright white, yellow, blue, or UV, odor - fresh, mild, pleasant

• color - pale and dark red, purple, pink, or white, odor - strong sweet, emitted at night

True or False?

Plants can be pollinated by wind and water.

• True

• False

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Bees pollinates which flower?

• Cocoa

• Sunflower

• Honeysuckle

• Daylily