Pollination – question bank

Q. Why do some plants have flowers?

• Flowering plants
• Flowering plant life cycles

Q. How can you tell which flowers are pollinated by animals or the wind?

• Attracting pollinators
• Plant pollination
• Bird pollination in New Zealand

Q. Are seeds the only way flowering plants have of making new plants?

• Flowering plant life cycles

Q. Does it matter if pollen gets carried between flowers on the same plant?

• Plant pollination
• Pollination and fertilisation

Q. Many flowers need animals to pollinate them, but what do these pollinators get out of it?

• Bird pollination in New Zealand

Q. Pollination is vital for flowers, but is it important to humans?

• Kiwifruit pollination problems
• Avocado pollination
• Honey bee heroes

Q. What’s the difference between pollination and fertilisation?

• Pollination and fertilisation

Q. What’s it like working with honey bees – aren’t they dangerous?

• Working with bees

Q. What are some unusual mechanisms flowers in New Zealand use to get pollinated?

• Mistletoe discoveries
• Avocado research
• Kiwifruit pollination problems
• Attracting pollinators

Q. Some New Zealand plants are pollinated by native birds, so what happens if the birds aren’t around?

• Decline of birds and pollination
• Mistletoe research
• Rhabdothamnus research

Q. Why have scientists only recently been investigating bird pollination in New Zealand?

• New Zealand bird pollination studies – timeline