Pollination

Some plants are pollinated by the wind, and some plants are pollinated by insects. Cut
out the pictures and statements and place them in the correct column according to
whether they are about insect pollination or wind pollination.

flowers pollinated by the wind flowers pollinated by insects

Subject | Year Group | Unit | Lesson Name | Lesson Number

 Pollination
Brightly coloured so they Have large petals for insects
Contain tasty nectar.
look attractive. to land on.

Have long, dangling anthers Have feathery stigmas to Have a strong scent so they
that get blown around easily. catch pollen. smell attractive.

Stigma hangs outside the

Pollen is sticky so it attaches Pollen grains are very small
flower so it can catch pollen
easily. so they blow around easily.
grains.

dog rose wych elm bindweed

cherry plantain timothy grass

Photo courtesy of James E. Petts, roderickt-uk, sootyskye, Princess Ruto, F. D. Richards, Dean Morley (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
 Pollination Answers

flowers pollinated by the wind flowers pollinated by insects

wych elm bindweed

timothy grass cherry

plantain dog rose

Statements: Statements:

Have long, dangling anthers that get blown Brightly coloured so they look attractive.
around easily.
Pollen is sticky so it attaches easily.
Have feathery stigmas to catch pollen.
Contain tasty nectar
Pollen grains are very small so they blow
Have large petals for insects to land on.
around easily.
Have a strong scent so they smell attractive.
Stigma hangs outside the flower so it can
catch pollen grains.

Science | Year 5 | Living Things and Their Habitats | Making New Plants 1 | Lesson 1
 Pollination
Some plants are pollinated by the wind, and some plants are pollinated by insects. Cut
out the pictures and statements and place them in the correct column according to
whether they are about insect pollination or wind pollination.

flowers pollinated by the wind flowers pollinated by insects

Science | Year 5 | Living Things and Their Habitats | Making New Plants 1 | Lesson 1
 Pollination
Brightly coloured so they Have large petals for insects
Contain tasty nectar.
look . to land on.

Have long, dangling anthers Have feathery stigmas to Have a strong scent so they
that get blown around easily. catch pollen. .

Pollen grains are very small

Pollen is sticky so it Stigma hangs outside the
so they flower so it can catch pollen
. grains.
.

dog rose wych elm bindweed

cherry plantain timothy grass

Photo courtesy of James E. Petts, roderickt-uk, sootyskye, Princess Ruto, F. D. Richards, Dean Morley (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

Science | Year 5 | Living Things and Their Habitats | Making New Plants 1 | Lesson 1
 Pollination Answers

flowers pollinated by the wind flowers pollinated by insects

wych elm bindweed

timothy grass cherry

plantain dog rose

Statements: Statements:

Have long, dangling anthers that get blown Brightly coloured so they look attractive.
around easily.
Pollen is sticky so it attaches easily.
Have feathery stigmas to catch pollen.
Contain tasty nectar
Pollen grains are very small so they blow
Have large petals for insects to land on.
around easily.
Have a strong scent so they smell attractive.
Stigma hangs outside the flower so it can
catch pollen grains.

Science | Year 5 | Living Things and Their Habitats | Making New Plants 1 | Lesson 1
 Pollination
Some plants are pollinated by the wind, and some plants are pollinated by insects. Cut out
the pictures and statements and place them in the correct column according to whether they
are about insect pollination or wind pollination. Can you come up with some statements to
fill the blanks?

flowers pollinated by the wind flowers pollinated by insects

Science | Year 5 | Living Things and Their Habitats | Making New Plants 1 | Lesson 1
 Pollination
Have large petals for insects
Contain tasty nectar.
to land on.

Have long, dangling anthers Have feathery stigmas to

that get blown around easily. catch pollen.

Stigma hangs outside the

flower so it can catch pollen
grains.

dog rose wych elm bindweed

cherry plantain timothy grass

Photo courtesy of James E. Petts, roderickt-uk, sootyskye, Princess Ruto, F. D. Richards, Dean Morley (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

Science | Year 5 | Living Things and Their Habitats | Making New Plants 1 | Lesson 1
 Pollination Answers

flowers pollinated by the wind flowers pollinated by insects

wych elm bindweed

timothy grass cherry

plantain dog rose

Statements: Statements:

Have long, dangling anthers that get blown Brightly coloured so they look attractive.
around easily.
Pollen is sticky so it attaches easily.
Have feathery stigmas to catch pollen.
Contain tasty nectar
Pollen grains are very small so they blow
Have large petals for insects to land on.
around easily.
Have a strong scent so they smell attractive.
Stigma hangs outside the flower so it can
catch pollen grains.

Science | Year 5 | Living Things and Their Habitats | Making New Plants 1 | Lesson 1