Read the passage about pollinators. Based on the passage, which statement best explains the role of bees in plant reproduction?

Read the passage about pollinators. Based on the passage, which statement best explains the role of bees in plant reproduction?

• A. Bees transfer pollen, facilitating fertilization.
• B. Bees collect nectar only for honey production.
• C. Bees kill pollen and stop fertilization.
• D. Bees only visit flowers to collect dust.

Answer: (A)

Bees help plants reproduce through pollination. While foraging for nectar and pollen, pollen grains cling to their bodies. When they move to another flower, some pollen is transferred to the stigma, allowing fertilization to occur and seeds or fruit to form. This transfer of pollen between flowers is how bees enable plant reproduction, making them essential pollinators for many crops and wildflowers. While bees do collect nectar for honey, that’s not the reproductive role described here. They don’t kill pollen or prevent fertilization, and visiting flowers isn’t only to collect dust—pollen transfer during foraging is what drives fertilization.

Bees help plants reproduce through pollination. While foraging for nectar and pollen, pollen grains cling to their bodies. When they move to another flower, some pollen is transferred to the stigma, allowing fertilization to occur and seeds or fruit to form. This transfer of pollen between flowers is how bees enable plant reproduction, making them essential pollinators for many crops and wildflowers.

While bees do collect nectar for honey, that’s not the reproductive role described here. They don’t kill pollen or prevent fertilization, and visiting flowers isn’t only to collect dust—pollen transfer during foraging is what drives fertilization.