NOTES to educators: This activity could follow on from 4a or be used alone (it is meant to REPLACE 4b at the higher levels). This activity could be used over lunch or over several days where all meals could be monitored. This activity could also be used as a research project, e.g. crops grown in the school garden or in farms surrounding the town. EXAMPLE ANSWERS Food Crop / Part of Scientific Pollinator (if Scientific name Interesting fact about Is this a managed or plant plant name of applicable) or order of pollinator or about wild pollinator? crop pollinator the pollination (optional) apple apple tree Honeybees, but also and Correct pollination vital Apple growers bring in Malus Apis mellifera Hymenoptera and others for shape of fruit and managed honeybee hives domestica other insects. therefore export quality. to ensure correct pollination. avocado avocado fruit Honeybees and Nearly half of the annual Pollinators are usually Persea Apis mellifera tree (commercial) other others avocado produce of managed. americana bees, wasps, flies and 90,000t is exported. possibly moths. broccoli broccoli flower/stem Honeybee needed for Pollination by honeybees Managed pollinators Brassica Apis mellifera plant the seed production, increase the seed yield on usually required for oleracea not the vegetable broccoli. commercial seed itself. production. carrot carrot root Honeybees and other and Bees essential for hybrid Managed pollinators Daucus Apis mellifera plants insects needed for the others seed production. usually required for carota seed production, not commercial seed the vegetable itself. production. onion onion plant leaves / stem Honeybees and Vegetable seeds are Managed pollinators Allium cepa Apis mellifera (commercial) and others. usually produced usually required for insects needed for the separately to the commercial seed seed production, not vegetable itself. Klein production. the vegetable itself. Karoo area of SA plays a big role in the global seed production market.
NOTES to educators: This activity could follow on from 4a or be used alone (it is meant to REPLACE 4b at the higher levels). This activity could be used over lunch or over several days where all meals could be monitored. This activity could also be used as a research project, e.g. crops grown in the school garden or in farms surrounding the town. EXAMPLE ANSWERS Food Crop / plant Part of plant Scientific name of crop Pollinator (if applicable) Scientific name or order of pollinator Interesting fact about pollinator or about the pollination Is this a managed or wild pollinator? (optional) apple apple tree Malus domestica Honeybees, but also Hymenoptera and other insects. Apis mellifera and others Correct pollination vital for shape of fruit and therefore export quality. Apple growers bring in managed honeybee hives to ensure correct pollination. avocado avocado tree fruit Persea americana Honeybees (commercial) other bees, wasps, flies and possibly moths. Apis mellifera and others Nearly half of the annual avocado produce of 90,000t is exported. Pollinators are usually managed. broccoli broccoli plant flower/stem Brassica oleracea Honeybee needed for the seed production, not the vegetable itself. Apis mellifera Pollination by honeybees increase the seed yield on broccoli. Managed pollinators usually required for commercial seed production. carrot carrot plants root Daucus carota Honeybees and other insects needed for the seed production, not the vegetable itself. Apis mellifera and others Bees essential for hybrid seed production. Managed pollinators usually required for commercial seed production. onion onion plant leaves / stem Allium cepa Honeybees (commercial) and insects needed for the seed production, not the vegetable itself. Apis mellifera and others. Vegetable seeds are usually produced separately to the vegetable itself. Klein Karoo area of SA plays a big role in the global seed production market. Managed pollinators usually required for commercial seed production.
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