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What is pollination?

• When a plant grows a new leaf

• When pollen moves from one flower to another to make seeds

• When an animal eats a plant

• When a flower blooms

What are pollinators?

• Plants that produce pollen

• Animals or insects that eat flowers

• Animals or insects that spread pollen from flower to flower

• The parts of a flower that produce nectar

What is nectar?

• A type of pollen

• A sweet liquid in a plant that attracts insects and birds

• A structure within a flower

• A method of seed dispersal

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

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

Pollen is to stamen as _____ is to pistil.

• A

  Ovule

• B

  Anther

• C

  Honeybee

• D

  Wind

What is another name for a fertilized ovule?

• B

  A stamen

• C

  An anther

• D

  A seed

• A

  A pistil

What is pollen?

• A powdery substance found inside flowers

• A type of leaf

• A kind of seed

• A part of a tree

What is a pollinator?

• A type of plant

• A garden tool

• An animal that moves pollen from one flower to another

• A type of flower