Starter quiz
- Which of these pictures shows a flower?
A
B
C ✓
- All living things reproduce. What does reproduce mean?
- to make more living things ✓
- to take in nutrition
- to live in a particular habitat
- to absorb water from the soil
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- Which part of the plant allows it to reproduce (make more plants)?
- roots
- stem
- leaves
- flowers ✓
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What is the name of the female part of the plant that is often sticky?- anther
- stamen
- stigma ✓
- petal
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Which male part of the flower holds pollen?- stigma
- petal
- anther ✓
- ovary
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Match the part of the flower to the correct name.- A⇔petal ✓
- B⇔stigma ✓
- C⇔anther ✓
Exit quiz
- What is pollination?
- When pollen is transferred from the male anther of a flower to a female stigma. ✓
- When pollen is made by the male anthers of a flower.
- When animals eat pollen from the female part of the flower and then make honey.
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- How can pollen be transferred from the male anther to the female stigma of a flower?
- by animals ✓
- by the Sun
- by the wind ✓
- by being pushed by the flower
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- Which of these plants is most likely to be pollinated by wind?
A
B
C ✓
Why are flowers that are pollinated by animals often brightly coloured and strong smelling?- So that humans will like them and grow more of them.
- So animals will visit the flowers and pollinate them. ✓
- So they will be easily noticed and so won’t get stepped on by people.
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A ______ is the name for all animals that pollinate plants.- 'pollinator' ✓
- Which statements about pollinators are incorrect?
- Pollinators carry pollen on their bodies when they move from flower to flower.
- Pollinators visit flowers so they can drink the nectar inside.
- Bees are the only type of insects that can pollinate flowers. ✓
- Pollinators are kind as they pollinate flowers to help them out. ✓
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Key learning points
- Pollination is when pollen is transferred from the male anther to the female stigma of a flower.
- Pollinators are animals that pollinate plants by carrying pollen on their bodies when they take nectar from a flower.
- Flowers pollinated by animals are usually brightly coloured and have a pleasant smell.
- Pollen can also be transferred by the wind.
- Wind-pollinated flowers usually have small, dull coloured flowers and no smell.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that bees and other pollinators pollinate flowers to help them out, rather than it being a by-product of them getting food from the flower.
Explain that pollinators visit flowers to get something for themselves (nectar and/or pollen), not to intentionally pollinate flowers.
Keywords
Anther - The anther is a part of the stamen that produces and holds pollen.
Pollen - Pollen is a very fine powder made by the anthers of a flower.
Stigma - The stigma is a sticky part at the top of the female parts of a flower.
Pollination - Pollination is when pollen from a male anther is transferred to the female stigma of a flower.
Pollinator - A pollinator is an animal which pollinates a flowering plant.
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