Self vs. Cross Pollination and Flower Types
5th Grade · Science · 60 min· Cambridge Primary Science
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Learning Objective
I can compare and contrast self-pollination and cross-pollination in flowering plants. I can explain the features of insect, wind and animal pollinated flowers.
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Pollination is when an animal moves pollen from one plant to another, and the animals that carry pollen are called pollinators.
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Butterflies use a long, skinny mouthpart called a proboscis to drink nectar from flowers, while tube-lipped bats use their long tongue to reach nectar deep inside flowers.
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Hummingbirds have a thin, curved beak that allows them to reach the nectar inside certain flowers, dusting their heads and bodies with pollen in the process.
