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The Path of Pollen
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In this week’s Scholastic News, you read about an important pollinator—bees. Without these
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important insects, certain plants couldn’t produce quality fruits, vegetables, and nuts. The chart
below shows the parts of a flower and how bees transfer pollen from one flower to another. Use
the diagram to answer the questions.
Pollination
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Steps
1. The anther produces pollen.
2. Pollen sticks to the bee’s body.
3. The bee travels to the next flower.
1. In which part of the flower is pollen
produced?
A style C sepals
B petals D anther
2. The anther is attached to which part of
the flower?
A style C filament
B ovary D stigma
3. Where are a flower’s ovules found?
A petals C filament
B ovary D stigma
4. Pollen from the first flower is left by the bee on
the next flower’s stigma.
5. Pollen travels down the style, producing seeds.
Fruit forms around the seeds.
4. When a bee travels to another flower,
on which part of the flower does it leave
pollen?
A sepal C stigma
B filament D anther
5. Pollen sticks to a bee’s body.
A true B false
6. Fruit forms around a plant’s stigma.
A true B false
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