pollination [animated facts] [appear] [2]

• Fact 1 : As the bee heads towards the nectar it gets covered in pollen from the stamen.
• Fact 2 : Not put off it heads off past the flower's stigma where the pollen rubs off.
• Fact 3 : This fertilisation means that the ovule can turn the pollen into seeds.
• Fact 4 : Producing seeds this way is called self-pollination.
• Fact 5 : Insects like bees and butterflies will visit as many flowers as possible.
• Fact 6 : This spreads pollen from one flower to another.
• Fact 7 : Producing seeds this way is called cross-pollination.
• Fact 8 : Wind can help cross-pollination.
• Fact 9 : This can also give some people hayfever.
• Fact 10 : Pollination is a very important part of the life cycle of plants.

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