How Pollen and Seeds Travel

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What is pollen?

• A type of seed

• A powdery substance produced by flowers

• A type of soil

• A kind of insect

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How do seeds typically move from one place to another?

• By walking

• By flying

• By wind, water, or animals

• By swimming

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Which part of the plant produces pollen?

• Roots

• Leaves

• Flowers

• Stem

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Which of the following is a method by which pollen can be transferred from one flower to another?

• By animals

• By soil

• By rocks

• By roots

Explain how wind helps in the movement of seeds.

• Wind carries seeds to new locations where they can grow.

• Wind pushes seeds into the ground.

• Wind changes the color of seeds.

• Wind makes seeds grow faster.

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Describe a scenario where animals help in the movement of seeds.

• Animals eat the seeds and drop them in different places.

• Animals bury the seeds in the ground.

• Animals use seeds to build nests.

• Animals ignore the seeds.

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What is one reason why pollen needs to move from one flower to another?

• To help the flower change color

• To help the plant reproduce, or make offspring

• To make the flower grow taller

• To make the flower smell better

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How does water help in the movement of seeds?

• Water carries seeds to new places where they can grow.

• Water makes seeds heavier.

• Water changes the color of seeds.

• Water makes seeds disappear.

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What is the role of insects in the movement of pollen?

• Insects eat the pollen.

• Insects carry pollen from one flower to another.

• Insects destroy the pollen.

• Insects ignore the pollen.

Predict what might happen to a plant population if there were no animals to help move seeds.

• The plant population would increase rapidly.

• The plant population might decrease due to lack of seed dispersal.

• The plant population would remain the same.

• The plant population would change color.