Pollinators

Question 1

Why do bees visit flowers?

• A. to sleep in them
• B. to keep the flowers warm
• C. to collect nectar and pollen for food
• D. to lay eggs in every flower

Question 2

Pollinators: which statement is true?

• A. Bees make pollen.
• B. Only bees can pollinate flowers.
• C. Planting wild flowers helps bees and butterflies.
• D. Using lots of insect spray in gardens helps pollinators.

Question 3

Does this animal help pollinate flowers: moth?

• A. pollinator
• B. not a pollinator

Question 4

Farmers sometimes bring beehives to their apple orchards in spring. Why?

• A. Bees water the trees.
• B. The bees pollinate the blossom, so more apples grow.
• C. Bees eat the pests.
• D. Bees keep the frost away.

Question 5

Pollinators: which statement is true?

• A. Only bees can pollinate flowers.
• B. Grasses and wheat are pollinated by the wind, not animals.
• C. Using lots of insect spray in gardens helps pollinators.
• D. Bees make pollen.

Question 6

Does this animal help pollinate flowers: earthworm?

• A. pollinator
• B. not a pollinator

Question 7

A bee visits one flower, then another. What does it carry between them?

• A. soil
• B. pollen
• C. water
• D. leaves

Question 8

Pollinators: which statement is true?

• A. Using lots of insect spray in gardens helps pollinators.
• B. Only bees can pollinate flowers.
• C. Without pollination, many flowers cannot make seeds or fruit.
• D. Bees make pollen.

Question 9

Does this animal help pollinate flowers: earthworm?

• A. pollinator
• B. not a pollinator

Question 10

Farmers sometimes bring beehives to their apple orchards in spring. Why?

• A. The bees pollinate the blossom, so more apples grow.
• B. Bees keep the frost away.
• C. Bees eat the pests.
• D. Bees water the trees.

Question 11

Pollinators: which statement is true?

• A. Only bees can pollinate flowers.
• B. Bees make pollen.
• C. Planting wild flowers helps bees and butterflies.
• D. Using lots of insect spray in gardens helps pollinators.

Question 12

Does this animal help pollinate flowers: hummingbird?

• A. pollinator
• B. not a pollinator

Question 13

Why are many flowers brightly coloured and sweet-smelling?

• A. to scare animals away
• B. to catch rain
• C. to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies
• D. to keep warm at night

Question 14

Pollinators: which statement is true?

• A. Only bees can pollinate flowers.
• B. Some bats pollinate flowers at night.
• C. Bees make pollen.
• D. Using lots of insect spray in gardens helps pollinators.

Question 15

Does this animal help pollinate flowers: fruit bat?

• A. pollinator
• B. not a pollinator

Question 16

Which of these animals is a pollinator?

• A. a goldfish
• B. a hummingbird
• C. a snail
• D. a worm