What Is Pollination?

by Bobbie Kalman

Book Overview

Pollination has been in the headlines for the past few years because it directly affects the food supply on Earth. Flowering plants produce fruit or seeds only after pollination. Pollination by insects is a critical function of all land ecosystems. Most orchard fruits, vegetables, and some field crops are pollinated by insects. Pollinators are threatened by pesticides, invasive species, and habitat destruction, but they are especially threatened by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778733068
• ISBN13: 9780778733065
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5