{"id":8226,"date":"2021-02-21T01:31:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T01:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=8226"},"modified":"2021-02-21T01:58:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T01:58:12","slug":"what-is-pollination","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-pollination\/","title":{"rendered":"What is pollination?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8226\" class=\"elementor elementor-8226\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04b6eac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04b6eac\" 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-c10eb63\" 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data-id=\"dee93c3\" 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-d547489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"d547489\" 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-9bff6b2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9bff6b2\" 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-fe65b76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"fe65b76\" 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-d5045d6\" data-id=\"d5045d6\" 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-a1e2d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1e2d51\" 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\">What is Pollination?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7013fa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7013fa0\" 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\">Pollination is the mating process in flowering plants. Specifically, it is the transfer of the pollen grain (containing the male cell) from the anther to the stigma of a flower.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Again, note that some plants do not flower, and reproduce by asexual means. That means the flower on a plant is a vital structure for the existence of that species. In the flower, many tiny structures work together to make reproduction possible.<\/p><p><b>What happens during pollination?<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\">When a mature plant is ready to reproduce (produce and receive pollen), its buds will swell and open into a flower. Many plants that depend on pollinators produce very lovely and bright colors. They also give off very sweet smells (fragrance) that pollinators cannot resist, and they produce nectar with is free sugar for pollinators. Pollinators suck the sugar as food (energy).<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The main role of the bright colors and fragrance of flowers is to attract the pollinators to visit the flower.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In the pollination process, a pollinator visits a flower to get nectar and pollen. On the flower, they have to get inside and dig into the nectary (a deep chamber usually in the inside of the flower) for the nectar. As it gets nectar from the nectary, pollen grains from the flower will rub onto the pollinator and stick to its body.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_8293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8293\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8293\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/the-pollination-process.jpg\" alt=\"The pollination process\" width=\"600\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/the-pollination-process.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/the-pollination-process-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pollination process<\/figcaption><\/figure><p class=\"p1\">As the pollinator moves from flower to flower, its body collects more pollen. As the pollinator continues to visit more flowers, its body is rubbed off against the female part of the flower, and pollen is deposited on the stigma for fertilization to occur.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">It is important to note that some flowers will not accept male pollen from the same plant. 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Self-pollination and cross-pollination Pollination vectors Importance of pollination and pollinators Threats to pollinators Honey bees and coevolution What is Pollination? Pollination is the mating process in flowering plants. 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