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pollination

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is true ?

a)

Pollen is produced by the anther which ( female part )

b)

Pollen is produced by the anther ( male part )

c)

None

2.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

True or false?

Pollination is the movement of seeds.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

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

a)

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

b)

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

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

6.

What information can you gather about a brightly-colored flower?

a)

It can only be pollinated by birds, not insects

b)

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

c)

Its pollen is probably the same bright color

d)

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

7.

How does insect pollination help the insect?

a)

The insect uses the fertilized seed as food

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

8.

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

9.

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

a)

B, C, A

b)

A, C, B

c)

C, A, B

d)

B, A, C

10.

What is another name for a fertilized ovule?

a)

A pistil

b)

A stamen

c)

An anther

d)

A seed

11.

How does a honeybee collect pollen

a)

It swallows the pollen

b)

It brushes against the pollen as it collects nectar

c)

It puts the pollen in a special pouch in its abdomen

d)

It rubs the pollen on its wings

12.

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

a)

They are probably located in caves

b)

They probably contain no pollen

c)

They probably bloom at night

d)

They are probably very brightly colored

13.

Write in what you know about pollination.

4 lines
14.
What is pollination?
a)
how plants have fun
b)
how pollen is made
c)
how plants reproduce
d)
how animals reproduce
15.
What is pollen?
a)
a thick substance
b)
a watery substance
c)
a fine powdery substance
16.

Which of the following is a pollinator?

a)

spider

b)

dog

c)

bee

d)

mantis

17.
Which of the following is NOT a pollinator?
a)
bees
b)
humming bird
c)
fruit bat
d)
scorpion
18.

Fill in the blank.

Pollen sticks to bees while they are collecting _______.

a)

fruit

b)

nectar

c)

money

19.

What is the process on how plants makes seeds?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

pollination

c)

Food chain

20.

What helps pollen move form one plant to another?

a)

hummingbirds

b)

bees

c)

butterflies

d)

all of the above

21.

Pollination happens when pollen from another flower touches the _______.

a)

petal

b)

sepal

c)

pistil

22.

After being pollinated, a flower will produce a _______.

a)

seed

b)

another flower

c)

magic spell

d)

bird

23.

How can humans help pollinators?

a)

plant flowers that they like to drink from

b)

put them in zoos

c)

give them water

d)

eat more fruit

24.

What might happen if pollinators, like bees, went extinct?

a)

humans would have less food choices

b)

there would be no more pretty flowers

c)

humans would be glad there were less insects

25.
According to the text, how many bees can live in one beehive?
a)
50
b)
50,000
c)
5,000
d)
5
26.
The female bee that lays the egg is called the ____.
a)
worker
b)
queen
c)
bees
d)
drone
27.
When the eggs hatch they are called _______.
a)
larva
b)
bees
c)
drones
d)
nectar
28.
How do the bees communicate where flowers are?
a)
speak
b)
jump
c)
collect
d)
do a wiggle dance
29.
Why do bees go to flowers?
a)
to collect nectar and pollen
b)
to keep warm during the winter
c)
to find other bees
d)
to work together
30.
_______ bees use nectar to make honey.
a)
hive
b)
real
c)
queen
d)
worker
31.
Bees use pollen to make food for ____________.
a)
other bees
b)
nectar
c)
larvae
d)
workers
32.
What do the bees do when it gets cold outside?
a)
shake to heat up the hive.
b)
make honey
c)
create heaters
d)
hibernate
33.
The queen honeybee can layup to ________ eggs in one day.
a)

10

b)
200
c)
1,000
d)
2,000
34.
Where do bees store food for later?
a)
refrigerator
b)
in flowers
c)
in the honey comb
35.
Why do bees dance and shake when it is cold?
a)
to heat up the hive and warm the queen
b)
for exercise
c)
to communicate
d)
because they are happy
36.
According to the article, why do people raise bees?
a)
to make money
b)
to collect honey and sweeten their food.
c)
to create homes for the bees
d)
for pollination
37.
What part of the flower holds the pollen?
a)
stem
b)
anther
c)
pistil
d)
flower
38.
What part of the flower must the pollen go down to reach the egg? 
a)
Pistil
b)
Stamen
c)
Flower
d)
Anther
39.
According to the text what is a pollinator ? 
a)
bug
b)
bees
c)
Only animal that carries pollen from one flower to another. 
d)
stingray 
40.

LOOK AT THE PICTURES

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

41.

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

a)

B

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

b)

A

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

c)

C

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

d)

D

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

42.

What can you infer about a brightly-colored flower?

a)

B

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

b)

A

It can only be pollinated by birds, not insects

c)

C

Its pollen is probably the same bright color

d)

D

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

43.

How does insect pollination benefit the insect?

a)

B

The insect uses the plant's nectar as food

b)

C

The insect uses the plant's pollen as food

c)

D

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

d)

A

The insect uses the fertilized ovule as food

44.

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

a)

A

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

b)

B

A relationship in which neither participant benefits

c)

C

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

d)

D

A relationship in which both participants benefit

45.

Pollen is to stamen as _____ is to pistil.

a)

A

Ovule

b)

B

Anther

c)

C

Honeybee

d)

D

Wind

46.

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

a)

B

A, C, B

b)

C

C, A, B

c)

D

B, A, C

d)

A

B, C, A

47.

What is another name for a fertilized ovule?

a)

B

A stamen

b)

C

An anther

c)

D

A seed

d)

A

A pistil

48.

How does a honeybee collect pollen?

a)

B

It brushes against the pollen as it collects nectar

b)

C

It puts the pollen in a special pouch in its abdomen

c)

A

It swallows the pollen

d)

D

It rubs the pollen on its wings

49.

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

a)

They probably contain no pollen

b)

C

They probably bloom at night

c)

D

They are probably very brightly colored

d)

A

They are probably located in caves

50.

Pollination is the process by ...

a)

The flower changes in size

b)

Which pollen reaches the flower stigma

c)

The flower loses color

51.

The main function of the pollinator is ...

a)

Nourish plants

b)

Renew the flowers

c)

Carry pollen

52.

How many types of pollinators are there?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

53.

An example of abiotic is ...

a)

Bees

b)

hummingbird

c)

Water

54.

The most common pollinators are ...

a)

The mammals

b)

The bats

c)

The bees

55.

The best known pollinating bird species is the

a)

hummingbird

b)

bees

c)

Dogs

56.

Pollinating bats: they are attracted to certain

a)

Lights

b)

high-frequency sounds

c)

Colors

57.

The biotic, which can be

a)

insects or animals.

b)

I do not remember

c)

Water and air

58.

Some examples are

a)

dogs, cats, chickens

b)

lemurs,

geckos, possums and some

monkeys from rainy areas

c)

iguana, squirrel, others

59.

In general, plants that need birds to

reproduce have

a)

fire, water, air, earth

b)

lights, Camera, action

c)

strong colors, such as

red or yellow, and their tubular

60.

phấn hoa

a)

nectar

b)

pollen

c)

stigma

d)

anther

61.

mật hoa

a)

nectar

b)

pollen

c)

stigma

d)

anther

62.

the female part of a flower

a)

nectar

b)

pollen

c)

stigma

d)

anther

63.

the male part of a flower

a)

nectar

b)

pollen

c)

stigma

d)

anther

64.

Pollination in plants is the process where pollen is transferred ___, the male part of a flower, ___, the female part of a flower.

a)

from the nectar to the pollen

b)

from the stigma to the anther

c)

from the anther to the stigma

d)

from the nectar to the stigma

65.

Pollination in plants is the process where _ is transferred from the anther to the stigma.

(a)  

66.

Why is pollination _ to the life cycle?



(a)  

67.

Plants cannot _ fruit or even seeds unless they are pollinated. 



(a)  

68.

Pollination is a very important part of the life cycle of plants and they cannot produce fruit or even seeds _ they are pollinated. 

(a)  

69.

How does pollination occur?

Pollination usually _ naturally and most often it is due to insects, birds, and small mammals.

(a)  

70.

Black-and-white lemurs

open the flowers with their fingers and push their long snouts into the opened flowers to get that sweet _ .

(a)  

71.

Pollination usually occurs naturally and most often it is due to insects, birds, and small mammals.

a)
b)
c)
d)