pollinator
Pollination allows many plants to reproduce. This topic is part of Ecology within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 15 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
pollinator trivia questions
A pollinator helps move what between flowers?
Answer: Pollen
Bonus fact: Pollination allows many plants to reproduce.
Which insect is one of the world's most important pollinators?
Answer: Bee
Bonus fact: Wild and managed bees pollinate many crops and native plants.
Why are pollinators important to agriculture?
Answer: Many crops depend on animal-assisted pollination
Bonus fact: Fruit and seed production often depends on successful pollination.
Bees are important pollinators because they carry what between flowers?
Answer: Pollen
Bonus fact: Pollen sticks to their bodies as they forage.
Which animals are common flower pollinators?
Answer: Bees
Bonus fact: Bees transfer pollen while collecting nectar or pollen.
Red tubular flowers are often associated with which pollinators?
Answer: Hummingbirds
Bonus fact: Bird-pollinated flowers are often bright and nectar-rich.
About what fraction of the world’s flowering plants depend on animal pollinators to reproduce?
Answer: About three-fourths
Bonus fact: USDA also estimates that about 35 percent of world food crops depend on animal pollinators.
About what percentage of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators?
Answer: About 35 percent
Bonus fact: Pollinating animals include bees, butterflies, moths, birds, bats, beetles, and other insects.
Why are meadows valuable to many bees and butterflies?
Answer: They provide flowers and nectar
Bonus fact: Flower-rich meadows support pollinators.
Magnolias are considered evolutionarily ancient flowering plants and are often pollinated by what?
Answer: Beetles
Bonus fact: Magnolias evolved before bees became major pollinators.
A pollination syndrome is a set of flower traits associated with what?
Answer: Particular pollinators
Bonus fact: Color, scent, shape, and nectar can reflect pollinator preferences.
Strong nighttime scents and pale flowers often attract what?
Answer: Moths or bats
Bonus fact: Night pollinators rely heavily on scent.