POLLINATION

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Which structure houses a plant's pollen prior to pollination?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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How does the pollination of most trees and grasses differ from the pollination of flowers?

• B

  Trees and grasses pollinate in the springtime; flowers pollinate in the fall

• A

  Trees and grasses self-pollinate; flowers must get pollen from other flowers

• C

  Trees and grasses are often pollinated by wind; flowers are often pollinated by insects

• D

  Trees and grasses have large, heavy grains of pollen; flowers have small, fine grains of pollen

What can you infer about a brightly-colored flower?

• B

  It has a greater chance of pollination than a dull-colored flower

• A

  It can only be pollinated by birds, not insects

• C

  Its pollen is probably the same bright color

• D

  It is probably pollinated by an insect that is attracted to that color

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How does insect pollination benefit the insect?

• B

  The insect uses the plant's nectar as food

• C

  The insect uses the plant's pollen as food

• D

  The insect uses the plant's leaves and petals as food

• A

  The insect uses the fertilized ovule as food

Honeybees and flowers are linked in a mutually beneficial relationship. What is a "mutually beneficial relationship?"

• A

  A relationship in which one participant benefits but the other does not

• B

  A relationship in which neither participant benefits

• C

  A relationship in which one participant benefits but the other is harmed

• D

  A relationship in which both participants benefit

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Pollen is to stamen as _____ is to pistil.

• A

  Ovule

• B

  Anther

• C

  Honeybee

• D

  Wind

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Place the following events in sequence: A) Pollen is deposited on a pistil; B) Pollen fertilizes an ovule; C) A honeybee collects pollen

• B

  A, C, B

• C

  C, A, B

• D

  B, A, C

• A

  B, C, A

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What is another name for a fertilized ovule?

• B

  A stamen

• C

  An anther

• D

  A seed

• A

  A pistil

How does a honeybee collect pollen?

• B

  It brushes against the pollen as it collects nectar

• C

  It puts the pollen in a special pouch in its abdomen

• A

  It swallows the pollen

• D

  It rubs the pollen on its wings

What can you infer about flowers that are pollinated by bats?

• They probably contain no pollen

• C

  They probably bloom at night

• D

  They are probably very brightly colored

• A

  They are probably located in caves

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