{"id":1909,"date":"2018-12-13T20:35:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T20:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/pollinators\/?page_id=1909"},"modified":"2021-05-13T17:50:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T17:50:46","slug":"pollination","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/pollinators\/uncover\/pollination\/","title":{"rendered":"Pollination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5>\n\t\tuncover\n\t<\/h5>\n<h1>\n\t\tPollination\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/pollinators\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2019\/01\/nina-griffin-cj-left.png\" alt=\"nina-griffin-cj-left\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"760\" width=\"642\" title=\"nina-griffin-cj-left\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h3><strong>How do animals pollinate?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Remember in the Quest&#8217; story when Nina could not find any apples on the tree? Let&#8217;s look more closely at those apple blossoms to better understand the process of pollination.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/pollinators\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2019\/01\/flowerparts-1024x472.png\" alt=\"flowerparts\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"472\" width=\"1024\" title=\"flowerparts\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ge3EM8AERV0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h3>\n\t\tParts of a Plant\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Flowers are the way some plants reproduce and create new plants, or offspring. These flowering plants, called <em><strong>angiosperms,<\/strong><\/em> make seeds can grow into the next generation of plants. They can only produce seeds, though, when <em><strong>pollen<\/strong><\/em> has been moved from one part of a flower &#8211; the male <em><strong>anther <\/strong><\/em>&#8211; to another part of the same type of flower, the female <em><strong>stigma<\/strong><\/em>. Self-pollination occurs when the pollen is moved from the anther to the stigma on the same plant. Cross-pollination occurs when pollen moves from the anther of one plant to the stigma of another plant of the same species.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tLife Cycle of a Plant\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>In order for the flower to produce a seed, pollen must be transferred from flower to flower. This can happen within the same plant (<em><strong>self-pollination<\/strong><\/em>) or between different plants of the same species (<em><strong>cross-pollination<\/strong><\/em>). <em><strong>Pollen<\/strong><\/em>, a bunch of tiny, yellow, powdery grains, carry the male reproductive cells of the plant. When pollen is deposited onto the stigma (female part) of the plant, the pollen is on its way to fertilizing the female ovule of the plant. When a flower is fertilized, it grows into a fruit with seeds. Eventually, the fruit will be eaten by people or animals, or will fall to the ground and rot. Either way, the seeds\u00a0will be moved to a new place and have a chance of growing into new plants. The cycle continues&#8230;<\/p>\n\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/pollinators\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2020\/03\/lifecycle-1.png\" alt=\"lifecycle-1\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1826\" width=\"2048\" title=\"lifecycle-1\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/pollinators\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2018\/12\/pollination4.jpg\" alt=\"pollination4\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"800\" width=\"800\" title=\"pollination4\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SZrTndD1H10\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h3>\n\t\tPollinators to the Rescue!\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>If pollen needs to move either within a plant or between plants in order for that plant to reproduce, how does this happen? Wind and gravity will sometimes get the job done, but insect and animal pollinators play a huge role here. Attracted to flowers by the tasty nectar and pollen (only some pollinators actually eat pollen), these animals transfer pollen from plant to plant on their feet and bodies. As you learn more about these animals, you&#8217;ll be fascinated at the traits and adaptations they have developed to do this job so well!<\/p>\n\t<h4>Investigate &#038; Ponder<\/h4>\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Go outside and watch pollinators flying between flowers. Or watch videos of pollinators. Describe what they are doing at the flowers.<\/li>\n<li>Dissect a flower! Get permission to take apart a large flower. Watch this video and do what he does to investigate parts of a flower. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=493WeySyf-8\">Flower Dissection-Reproduction in flowering plants<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch this video to learn more about pollinators. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/video\/191192\/flowers-pollinators\">Flowers: Pollinators<\/a>, Britannica.com.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<h5>\t\n\tEducator Note<\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Investigate:<\/strong> Compare live flowers to determine how they are the same and different. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong> web videos of pollinators moving from flower to flower.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find and interpret<\/strong> web-based infographics on pollination.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research<\/strong> how some predators like spiders and ladybugs are also pollinators even though they don&#8217;t drink nectar.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianeducation.org\/educators\/lesson_plans\/partners_in_pollination\/lesson1_main.html\">Partners in Pollination<\/a>, from Smithsonian Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calacademy.org\/educators\/lesson-plans\/flowers-seeking-pollinators\">Flowers seeking pollinators<\/a>, from California Academy of Sciences<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoveryeducation.com\/teachers\/free-lesson-plans\/plant-pollination.cfm\">Plant pollination<\/a>, from Discovery Education<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/educational-resources\/flower-anatomy\/\">Flower anatomy<\/a>, from PBS Science Friday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The Student Guide Video for UNCOVER is in the &#8220;U&#8221; 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Learn about them here.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">US Forest Service<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"media mb-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"mr-3\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/pollinators\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2018\/01\/document.png\" alt=\"Article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"mt-0 mb-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciencing.com\/role-ovaries-ovules-flowering-plants-7192416.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Role of Ovaries &amp; Ovules in Flowering Plants\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sciencing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"media mb-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"mr-3\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/pollinators\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2018\/01\/document.png\" alt=\"Article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"mt-0 mb-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/pollination\/pollen-and-flowers\/pollen\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll About Pollen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Seeds of Diversity<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"media mb-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"mt-0 mb-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/nature\/pollination-game.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPick the Pollinator Game\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">PBS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>uncover Pollination How do animals pollinate? Remember in the Quest&#8217; story when Nina could not find any apples on the tree? Let&#8217;s look more closely at those apple blossoms to better understand the process of pollination. Parts of a Plant Flowers are the way some plants reproduce and create new plants, or offspring. 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