Name______________________________Date________Class__ The Birds and the Bees From the Private Life of Plants, Vol 3 1. Pollen grains are a. unique shapes b. the size of dust e. all of the above c. causes ofallergies d. carried by wind 2. The Hazel tree has _____ catkins and ______ stigmas. a. furry / non furry b. short/ long c. male / female 3. Most flowers combine male and female parts in one _______. a. stamen b. flower c. sepal 4. Cross-pollination increases genetic ________. a. diversity b. drift c. mutation 5. To prevent self-pollination, many flowers ripen stamens and stigmas at _____________. a. the same time b. uneven intervals c. different times 6. Honeyeater birds gets pollen on its _____ while drinking nectar from one flower and then fertilizes other flowers with this pollen. a. neck b. wing c. legs https://moviesheets.com Name______________________________Date________Class__ 7. Birds have eyesight much like a human. They are drawn to ____ flowers. These flowers do not have much scent because birds don’t have a strong sense of smell. a. yellow b. purple c. red 8. The South African Aloe is pollinated by the _________. a. stripped bumblebee b. Sunbird c. pigmy wasp 9. Aloes only accept pollen from other plants to prevent ________. a. contamination b. self-pollination c. over-population 10. The Bushmouse, which is nocturnal, carries pollen from the Proteo on its ________. a. feet b. furry ears c. nose 11. The Black Lemur of Madagascar has a _______ which allows it to reach the nectar in the palm. Lemurs feed and then spread pollen from palm to palm. a. tail b. tongue c. arm 12. Once the flower is pollinated and the eggs are fertilized what happens to the flower? Place the following in the correct order of occurrence. (1-3) ___ a capsule fills with seeds ___ the petals fall off ___ the egg chamber swells https://moviesheets.com Name______________________________Date________Class__ 13. Some plants make pollen that is edible. Carpenter bees pack this edible pollen on to their ________. a. legs b. abdomen c. antennae 14. The South African Iris has an elongated tubular base and the Hoverfly has to use its _______ to feed on nectar in the iris, which causes it to get covered in pollen that it spreads to other irises. a. antennae b. long tongue c. proboscis 15. The Mountain Pride Butterfly visits the Red Orchid for a drink of nectar and the orchid deposits a pollinium for the butterfly to carry. This pollinium is best described as ... a. the orchid seed b. a miniature flower c. a packet of pollen 16. In nature, “nothing is __________”. a. better than something b. free c. better than pollen 17. The Tropical Fig Tree and a species of wasp have a ______ relationship because the wasp pollinates the fig as it goes through its life cycle. a. parasitic symbiotic b. mutually beneficial symbiotic https://moviesheets.com Name______________________________Date________Class__ 18. European Orchids resemble female bees and wasps to attract males to pollinate them. Resembling something else in nature to attract or avoid attention is called ______. a. parasitism b. camouflage c. mimicry 19. The Tenid wasp females are wingless and usually climb to the top of a plant so a male tenid can come pick them up and carry them off to mate. What does the Orchid do to trick males into pollinating it? a. smell like a female wasp b. look like a female wasp c. flirt like a female wasp 20. The Dead Horse Arrow attracts Blowflies to pollinate them. As flies search for rotting flesh in the “bogus corpse”, they get dusted with pollen and then carry it to the eggs. Flies are forced to spend the night in the plant and leave the next morning. What does the fly get from this whole arrangement? a. absolutely nothing b. a really cozy night at the Dead Horse Bed and Breakfast c. a lot of stinky food to eat (flies love rotting stuff) 21. In the Sumatran Rain Forest, the biggest flower in the world is found. The Titan Arrow is 9 feet tall and 3 feet wide. It blooms only once every three years. This enormous flower is really a ______________. a. monster b. a cluster of smaller flowers c. a freak of nature 22. In general, plants produce flowers to .... a. lure insects to their death b. trick people into smelling them and getting pollen on their noses c. summon animals to serve the needs of the plant https://moviesheets.com
