Vocabulary
What is a pollinator?
A pollinator flies from flower to flower and eats pollen and nectar.
Why are pollinators important?
Pollinators are important because they spread pollen from plant to plant. This allows plants to make new seeds and fruit.
What are some plants need pollinators to grow?
Almonds, apples and coffee beans require pollinators to grow.
What is nectar?
Nectar is a sugar water that some plants make.
Why are pollinators dying out?
People are using poison on plants, which is their food source.
What could happen if there were no more milkweed plants for monarch butterflies to lay their eggs on?
There wouldn’t be any more monarch butterflies to pollinate plants.
Define pollen.
Pollen is the material on a flower that looks like dust.
Why is milkweed important?
Butterflies need milkweed to lay their eggs in so catepillars can grow.
What is the main idea of this text?
Pollinators do important work spreading pollen from flower to flower, which helps food grow, and people today are trying to help pollinators.
Name some pollinators.
Birds, bees, butterflies and some bats are pollinators.
Why do people use pesticides?
People use pesticides to protect their plants from getting eaten by insects.
What are people doing to help pollinators?
People are planting many kinds of flowers, trees, and shrubs that are native to their area that bloom at different times of the year.
Define bloom.
Why do we need plants?
Plants grow fruits and vegetables that we need to survive.