{"id":8229,"date":"2021-02-21T01:39:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T01:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=8229"},"modified":"2021-02-21T02:07:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T02:07:27","slug":"importance-of-pollination-and-pollinators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/importance-of-pollination-and-pollinators\/","title":{"rendered":"Importance of pollination and pollinators"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8229\" class=\"elementor elementor-8229\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2516817 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2516817\" 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-072af69\" data-id=\"072af69\" 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-a6dba10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6dba10\" 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-d9e77af\" data-id=\"d9e77af\" 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-e768a53 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e768a53\" 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-8ec4c76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"8ec4c76\" 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-a65ea19 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a65ea19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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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\">Animals pollinate approximately 75 percent of the crop plants grown worldwide for food, fiber, beverages, condiments, spices, and medicines. Pollination and pollinators are vital to ecosystems and the sustenance of food chains.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Let us take a look at these few direct importances:<\/p><h5><b>Food supply<\/b><\/h5><p class=\"p1\">Many foods that humans depend on, such as melons, almonds, pears, apples, peppers, coffee, and soybeans are all from plants that depend on bees for pollination. Think about what will happen if bee populations fall. Many other plants that are food for animals depend on pollination. Pollinators are responsible for the survival of 30% of the human food supply and 90% of our wild plants.<\/p><h5><b>Ecosystem survival<\/b><\/h5><p class=\"p1\">In the study of food chains and food webs, we understand that a shortage or absence of one part of it can have serious consequences on entire food chains. Since all food chains begin with producers (green plants) green plants must retain their processes of reproduction. This means it is key for pollinators and plants to interact to keep the food chain intact.<\/p><h5><b>Quality seed production<\/b><\/h5><p class=\"p1\">Pollinators help with cross-pollination, ensuring that good quality fertilization occurs and viable seeds are produced. Pollinators ensure the health of plant communities.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Indirect Importance<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Healthy plants that reproduce naturally play a key role in climate control, soil control as well as help keep fresh waters clean.<\/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-34aceaf\" data-id=\"34aceaf\" 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-feb5fd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"feb5fd8\" 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 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Self-pollination and cross-pollination Pollination vectors Importance of pollination and pollinators Threats to pollinators Honey bees and coevolution Importance of pollination and pollinators Animals pollinate approximately 75 percent of the crop plants grown worldwide for food, fiber, beverages, condiments, spices, and medicines. 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