{"id":8224,"date":"2021-02-21T01:27:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T01:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=8224"},"modified":"2021-02-21T01:53:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T01:53:00","slug":"introduction-to-pollination","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-pollination\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to pollination"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8224\" class=\"elementor elementor-8224\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-093d06d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"093d06d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fe8e61\" data-id=\"8fe8e61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1aee6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1aee6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ddb81c\" data-id=\"9ddb81c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6e574 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ca6e574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pollination<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3bc170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"d3bc170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-pollination-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8233 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-pollination\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to pollination<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8235 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/parts-of-the-pollinating-flower\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Parts of the pollinating flower<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8238 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-pollination\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is pollination?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8239 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/self-pollination-and-cross-pollination\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Self-pollination and cross-pollination<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8243 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/pollination-vectors\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Pollination vectors<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8244 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/importance-of-pollination-and-pollinators\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Importance of pollination and pollinators<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8245 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/threats-to-pollinators\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Threats to pollinators<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8247 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/honey-bees-and-coevolution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Honey bees and coevolution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1198041 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1198041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4893d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2e4893d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb4039e\" data-id=\"cb4039e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daf8ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"daf8ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction to Pollination.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57509a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57509a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Before we dig into this exciting lesson of pollination, be sure to check out the lesson on <a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-asexual-reproduction\/\">asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction.<\/a> That will give us a better understanding of this lesson.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Living things live and die. For species to live on, new ones need to be produced. In plants, some structures ensure that new plants are produced as older plants die. One way is that plants can reproduce by asexual means (no male and female required). The other way is by sexual means. In sexual reproduction in plants, reproductive male and female cells interact to produce viable seeds.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">That is where it gets interesting.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Flowers do not mate on their own. They do not move and see like other animals do, so to have any chance of male and female cell interaction, they need a little help from other living organisms such as bees, butterflies, and many insects and birds.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In return for this help, plants give these helpers a treat, a very sweet liquid called nectar. These helpers are called pollinators. Nectar is simply sugar, produced inside the flower to attract these pollinators. This means that flowers that do not produce nectar are going to have to find a way to attract these helpers or find other ways to reproduce.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_8287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8287\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8287\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/what-is-pollination.jpg\" alt=\"What is the process of pollination like?\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/what-is-pollination.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/what-is-pollination-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What is the process of pollination like?<\/figcaption><\/figure><p class=\"p1\">So, you can see that there is a special, mutual relationship between flowers and pollinators. Flowers give pollinators nectar, and pollinators help male flower cells meet female flower cells. The scientific term for this mutual relationship is <a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/symbiotic-relationship\/\">symbiosis<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>Did you know:<\/b>\u00a0Pollen researchers found that pollen contains protein (range from 2.5-61%). Pollen provides most of the dietary nitrogen for most bees and beetles. It also supplements the diets of consumers such as bats and birds.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Before we get into the details of this wonderful process of pollination, we have to understand the basic parts of a flower and the functions of its parts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7829e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7829e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sources:<br \/>1. WHAT GOVERNS PROTEIN CONTENT OF POLLEN:<br \/>POLLINATOR PREFERENCES, POLLEN\u2013PISTIL INTERACTIONS, OR PHYLOGENY? https:\/\/naldc.nal.usda.gov\/download\/30628\/PDF (accessed on Aug 29th, 2018)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da68669\" data-id=\"da68669\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-741cccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"741cccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     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Self-pollination and cross-pollination Pollination vectors Importance of pollination and pollinators Threats to pollinators Honey bees and coevolution Introduction to Pollination. Before we dig into this exciting lesson of pollination, be sure to check out the lesson on asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. 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