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Plants and Pollination

Plants and Pollination. Dr. Moore-Crawford Prince George’s Community College Department of Biological Sciences. What are plants?. Plants are alive, just like people and animals. They grow and die. They need energy, nutrients, air, and water. They produce young.

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Plants and Pollination

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  1. Plants and Pollination Dr. Moore-Crawford Prince George’s Community College Department of Biological Sciences

  2. What are plants? Plants are alive, just like people and animals. • They grow and die. • They need energy, nutrients, air, and water. • They produce young. • They are made up of cells. • They react to their environment.

  3. Parts of a Flower

  4. Pollination • The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a flower

  5. Types of Pollination • Self pollination • Wind pollination • Water pollination • Animal pollination

  6. Animal Pollinators • Insects • Birds • Bats • Other mammals

  7. Animal Pollinators

  8. Animal Pollinators

  9. Animal Pollinators

  10. Pollination is essential • About 80% of flowering plants require animal pollinators • About 1 out of every 3rd bite of food is the result of animal pollinators • Without pollinators, people and Earth’s land ecosystems would not survive

  11. Pollination Equation

  12. Pollinators and Food

  13. Protecting pollinators • Grow native wildflowers • Limit the use of pesticides

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