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Welcome to the Pollination Department

Welcome to the Pollination Department. 1. Every place on Earth is an ecosystem,. including our club site. In today’s club adventure we will investigate pollination eco-services…. 3. provided at our club site. 4. Pollination is so much fun…,. bees even do headstands for it!. 5.

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Welcome to the Pollination Department

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  1. Welcome to the Pollination Department 1

  2. Every place on Earth is an ecosystem, including our club site.

  3. In today’s club adventure we will investigate pollination eco-services… 3

  4. provided at our club site. 4

  5. Pollination is so much fun…, bees even do headstands for it! 5

  6. Pollination is: • Another name for the country of Polli • A new way to take a survey • How plants reproduce 6

  7. If you guessed…. how most plants reproduce You were right! 7

  8. Let’s look at the parts of a flower.Male parts: stamens (anther and filament)Female parts:pistil (stigma, style, ovary) 8

  9. Flower Parts Most flowers have both male and female parts, and it is best if pollen goes from one plant to the stigma of a different plant. 9

  10. Here’s another kind of flower, an Easter lily. 10

  11. How do plants make sure that pollen goes from one plant to another? Separate male and female flowers 11

  12. Or plants might make sure that the male & female flower parts mature at different times.

  13. Pollination Department In Garden Earth, Suga Magnolia oversees the department. 13

  14. Suga has lots of workers.Let’s meet some of them. 14

  15. Bees 15

  16. Wasps 16

  17. Butterflies 17

  18. Beetles 18

  19. Flies 19

  20. Birds 20

  21. Bats 21

  22. Breezes(yes, the wind can pollinate) Red Maple Johnsongrass 22

  23. Why do pollinators visit flowers? • To collect pollen. It is used as food for bee larvae. 23

  24. Why do pollinators visit flowers? • To collect nectar. It provides energy for the pollinator or its young. 24

  25. What attracts pollinators to flowers? • Flower color • Flower odor • Deception 25

  26. Let’s stand up and pretend we are bees.

  27. Adaptations for Pollinators: Hummingbirds often visit flowers that have: • Red color • Flowers with a tube shape • Large amounts of sweet nectar • Open during day

  28. Adaptations for Pollinators: Hawkmoths often visit flowers that have: • White color • Flowers with a tube shape • Large amounts of sweet nectar • Open during night

  29. Adaptations for Pollinators:Butterflies • Many colors • Flower clusters to land on • Odorless • Small floral tubes with nectar

  30. Adaptations for Pollinators: Wind pollinated plants have: • Tiny flowers • Many flower parts missing • No nectar • Open during day or night

  31. Adaptations for Pollinators:Bees are the most common and important pollinators. • Color: yellow, blue, white • Short tube • Sweet scent • Ultraviolet patterns

  32. From Gronquist, Matthew et al. (2001) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 98, 13745-13750.

  33. Bees & Flowers: Lots of Variation

  34. How will we learn about pollination ? Bees! Hardworking Pollination department workers! 34

  35. How will we learn about the Pollination Department? Parts of a Flower 35

  36. What could hurt pollinators at our site? 36

  37. Threats to Pollinators Pollinators are threatened by: • Use of pesticides • Lack of host plants • Destruction of habitat 37

  38. How can you help pollinators? • Don’t use pesticides in areas where pollinators are visiting. • Plant many different kinds of plants to provide nectar during the entire growing season. • Leave some bare areas as homes for ground nesting bees.

  39. What can we do to help the Pollination Department at our site?

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