Pollinators
Name three mammals that pollinate plants
Bats, lemurs, mice, possum, honey badgers, rats
What color are hummingbirds attracted to?
Bright Red flowers
What is the long thin straw that butterflies have to suck up nectar?
a proboscis
What do bees drink?
nectar
What is an imperfect flower?
A flower with only a stamen OR only a carpel
What type of flower does a moth usually pollinate?
light colored flowers to make a sweet smell at night
All flowers smell good.
True or False: Butterflies pollinate mostly at night
Bees have what on the back of their legs to collect pollen?
little baskets to hold the pollen
What part of the flower does the pollen come from?
the pollen comes from the anther (or stamen)
What type of plant/tree does the wind pollinate?
Grass flowers and the flowers of many trees
What smell attracts the corpse flower?
rotten meat
Flowers with a landing pad (large flat disc)
Do bees from one hive collect flowers from all kinds of flowers?
No, bees from one hive tend to collect nectar from one type of flower.
What happens to a flower when it has been pollinated?
Its petals fall off and it starts growing seeds.
What attracts pollinators to plants?
The smell, patterns, color
What does a flower have to look like to attract a butterfly?
Flowers with a landing pad Or
Flowers with long, thin necks
What does a butterflies' proboscis look like?
Show me!
What do bees eat during the winter?
Their honey
When do flowers that get pollinated by nocturnal animals start to smell?
at dusk, when the sun goes down.
True or False: Sometimes the pollen is flung onto the pollinator when a petal is touched.
True
Nectar guides (arrows pointing toward the nectaries)
What insect has fragile wings and loves a sweet scent?
A butterfly
Draw the pollination cycle with a bee as your pollinator
Drawing must have the pollen coming from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower.
What does nocturnal mean?
Animals that are awake at night and sleep during the night. (owls, skunks, racoons)