Pollination is the transfer of pollen from one flower to the stigma of another flower.

A parent plant is a plant that has reproduced and created offspring.

A characteristic is a feature or property of something that we can use to help identify it.

Living things create offspring when they reproduce.

Artificial pollination is carried out by humans, and does not require the help of animals, such as insects, or the weather.

Selective breeding of plants (non-statutory)

Science

In this Reproduction and life cycles: plants unit, pupils learn to describe the life process of reproduction in some plants. In the Evolution and inheritance unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents

In the What plants do and what they need unit, pupils learnt to explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants. In this Reproduction and life cycles: plants unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to describe the life processes of reproduction in some plants

Reproduction and life cycles: plants

from one flower to the anthers of a different type of plant.

from the anthers of a flower to the petals of the same flower.

from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another flower.

Pollination is when pollen is transferred ...

exactly the same characteristics as the only parent plant.

a combination of characteristics from both parent plants.

completely different characteristics to all parent plants.

taking cuttings from the best plants to create more identical plants

choosing only the largest seeds to plant and germinate

creating offspring using parents that have desirable characteristics

For selective breeding, {{}} pollination can be done by hand using parent plants with the most desirable characteristics.

Selective breeding of plants can create new varieties of crop plants with desirable features such as …

a plant that is highly resistant to pests

a plant that takes a very long time to grow tomatoes

Which two tomato plants might a farmer choose to artificially pollinate?

What is the name for plants that have been grown to be sold?

What are the characteristics of a living thing?

Match the part of the flower to the correct name.

The animal moves to another flower for more nectar.

Some pollen brushes off the animal onto the stigma.

Starting with the one that happens first, put the steps of animal pollination in the correct order.

Starter Quiz