fertilization of plants

Many plants depend on animals to help move pollen around, so that they can reproduce. Readers will see how hummingbirds, mice, bats, and other animals play a big role in pollination. Simple text and supportive photos and diagrams help readers understand key ideas and details about this important science concept.

This book invites readers to take a step into the wild world of wild flowers. Readers will love learning about where to find certain wild flowers and how to identify them according to features such as color, scent, and shape. They’ll also learn crucial life science topics such as pollination, germination, and identification of the parts of a plant. Brilliant color photographs bring different wild flower habitats to life, from woodlands to meadows. Fascinating text is supported by activities, diagrams, and quizzes to make this reading experience memorable and interactive.

"Many plants catch your eye with their amazing colors and shapes. But plants also reproduce in amazing ways. From seeds to spores and pollination to fertilization, plant reproduction is anything but ordinary"--Provided by publisher.

Shows plants using a variety of methods to entice animal couriers to carry their pollen for them.

Explains the process of pollination, describing the reproductive parts of a flower and the role that insects, birds, mammals, wind, and water play in the process.

Explores the rapid disappearance of honeybees around the world and discusses ways to stop the epidemic that is killing them.

Describes the many ways that flowers are pollinated and the pollinating agents that make the differences in flowers possible.

This book focuses on the importance of bees in grassland ecosystems, describing their pollination of different crops and their production of honey for small and large animals.

Learn the varied methods through which plants reproduce. See how they develop from seedlings in a hands-on experiment.

Discusses the life cycle and anatomy of butterflies, moths, and bees, and shows how these insects help fertilize plants.