1.3.1

Pollination

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Pollination

Plants reproduce by making seeds. Plants make seeds when pollen goes from one flower to another. Pollen going from one flower to another is called pollination.

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What is pollen?

  • Pollen is a fine, dusty substance made by the flower.
    • Pollen is often yellow.
    • But pollen can be white, red, green, blue or purple.
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Hayfever

  • Pollen in the air is often what causes hayfever.
    • Hayfever is when someone is allergic to pollen.
  • When there is a lot of pollen in the air, people with hayfever can get:
    • Runny noses.
    • Itchy eyes.
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From the same type of plant

  • Plants can only be pollinated by getting pollen from the same kind of plant.

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