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Plant-Pollinator Connections Worksheet

You are helping Kiona, Alex and Aria record pollinator visits during a ferry trip along the coast of British Columbia. Read the field notes and use the evidence to explain how flowers and pollinators connect. Pollination happens when pollen is transferred from a flower’s anther to a flower’s stigma. This can help a plant produce seeds. A pollinator may receive food such as nectar or pollen in return.

Read the ferry-trip field notes

The ferry passes a coastal meadow where wildflowers grow. Kiona observes a bee moving between open flowers. Yellow pollen dusts the bee’s body. At another flower, the bee brushes against a sticky stigma. Alex notices that the flowers offer nectar. Aria records a hummingbird visiting a long, tubular flower. Later, near dusk, a moth visits a pale flower with a strong scent. The observations suggest that flowers and pollinators have features that can make visits more likely. Not every flower depends on an animal, and not every visit guarantees successful pollination.

1.During the ferry trip, what did the bee carry from one flower to another that could help pollination happen?
2.Choose the best explanation of why the bee’s visit may benefit the flower.
  • The bee may transfer pollen to the flower’s stigma, helping the plant make seeds.
  • The bee changes the flower’s colour so it can attract sunlight.
  • The bee carries nectar away so the plant can grow taller.
3.Match each flower clue to the pollinator feature it may suit. Write the letter beside each clue. A. Long, tubular flower B. Pale flower with a strong evening scent C. Open flower with pollen easy to reach 1. A pollinator active at dusk that can follow scent 2. A pollinator with a long beak and the ability to hover 3. A pollinator that can land and collect exposed pollen
  • 1. Pale flower with a strong evening scent
  • 2. Long, tubular flower
  • 3. Open flower with pollen easy to reach
  • B. Long beak and ability to hover
  • C. Can land and collect exposed pollen
  • A. Dusk-active pollinator that follows scent
4.True or false: A pollinator benefits from nectar or pollen, while the plant may benefit when pollen is transferred.
TrueFalse
5.Complete the sentence: Pollination is the transfer of pollen from a flower’s to its .
6.Which flower part must receive pollen for pollination to occur?
7.The moth visits after sunset, while the bee is active during the day. Give one flower feature from the field notes that could help attract the moth.
8.Suppose fewer pollinators visit the coastal meadow next year. Predict one possible effect on some flowering plants and explain your reasoning.
9.A field observer suggests that every bee visit definitely pollinates a flower. Is this claim supported by the field notes? Explain using evidence.
10.Design a flower feature that could attract one pollinator you choose. Name the pollinator, describe the feature, and explain how it could help the pollinator and the plant.
Draw your flower for Question 10 and label its pollinator-attracting feature. Add arrows to show how the pollinator might contact pollen.

3 printable pages

  • Plant-Pollinator Connections Worksheet, page 1 of 3: Read the ferry-trip field notes

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  • Plant-Pollinator Connections Worksheet, page 2 of 3: 4. True or false: A pollinator benefits from nectar or pollen, while the plant may…

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  • Plant-Pollinator Connections Worksheet, page 3 of 3: Draw your flower for Question 10 and label its pollinator-attracting feature. Add arrows…

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