“Animal Jobs #3: Pollination” Quiz for Zoology #18
#1. Where is pollen made?
Tiny grains of pollen are made by the stamen.
#2. What’s it called when a plant can pollinate itself?
It’s called self-pollination.
#3. True or False: wind-pollinated plants have the brightest
and smelliest flowers.
FALSE! These plants often don’t have bright colors or strong smells, since
they don’t need to attract pollinators.
#4. What’s the world’s largest pollinator?
Black and White ruffed lemur.
#5. Where do ALL lemurs live?
Madagascar!
6.Where does pollen get stuck on lemurs?
The pollen gets stuck onto the fur on their faces.
#7. What type of insect is a midge?
Midges are a very small type of FLY. Ewwwwww.
#8. True or False: midges have a bite that doesn’t hurt.
FALSE! Because they have saw-like teeth to cut the skin open. OUCH!!!
#9. How many out of 1,000 flowers get pollinated by midges on
a farm?
Only 3 out of 1,000 flowers on a farm are pollinated by midges.
#10. What delicious dessert would we not have if midges didn’t do their
pollinating job?
Chocolate!! No midges means no chocolate of any kind, including a Dolly
chocolate cake!
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