Pollen on a Bumblebee

In the picture

1. 1Bee back hairs carrying yellow pollen grains
2. 2Bee mouthparts entering the first blossom’s center
3. 3First blossom’s anthers dusted with pollen
4. 4Second blossom’s sticky tip touching pollen on the bee

Examples

• A honeybee moving pollen between apple blossoms
• A butterfly carrying pollen from one daisy to another

Quiz: Pollen on a Bumblebee (Age 14)

1. 1

   According to the card, what happens to pollen grains when an insect visits a flower?

   • They are blown away by the insect’s wings.
   • They are absorbed by the flower’s stem.
   • They cling to the insect’s body hairs.
2. 2

   How can pollen reach a different flower when flowers cannot move from where they are rooted?

   • The pollen rolls along the ground by itself.
   • The flowers grow toward each other until they touch.
   • An insect carries it on its body from one flower to another.
3. 3

   What does a flower’s sticky tip do when it touches pollen on an insect?

   • It moves the pollen down into the flower’s stem.
   • It presses the pollen more firmly onto the insect’s hairs.
   • It picks up the pollen left by the insect.

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