Quiz - How much do you know about our pollinators?

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* 1. What is pollination?

Honeybees purposefully doing a good deed.

A process to create gross vegetables and not the meat and potatoes I like to eat.

Transferring a plant's male reproductive cells (pollen) to the plant's female reproductive structures (stigma and style) so that a new plant can generate.

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* 2. How many species of bees are native to the U.S.?

300

4,000

20,000

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* 3. True or False: One bush or one clump of perennials is often all it takes to foster native bees in your yard.

True

False

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* 4. Which of these animals does NOT pollinate?

Bats

Birds

Butterflies

Bees

Beetles

Moths

Flies

None of the above

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* 5. What percentage of food crops requires animal pollination?

35%

75%

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* 6. What can I do to support pollinators?

Plant native pollinator plants.

Leave dandelion and clover flowers in spring for early risers.

Buy organic and locally produced food.

Use chemicals only when necessary and use the least toxic chemical options.

Encourage land managers to increase native wildlife habitat.

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All of the above.

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* 7. How can light pollution affect pollination?

Plant communities are visited more during night hours.

Plant communities are visited more during the day hours.

Nocturnal and Diurnal pollinator networks combine to disrupt nighttime pollination.

Artificial light at night changes the plant life cycle that pollination depends on.

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* 8. What is causing decline in pollinator species?

Habitat loss

Pesticide use

Competition from nonnative species

Disease

All of the above

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* 9. Which of these practices are less effective at supporting pollinator populations?

Nurturing natural enemies of pests.

Having water available in a fountain or bird bath.

Prioriting lawn space, frequent mowing, pristine leaves and soil.

Buying "wildflower" seed mixes, checking if they are Midwestern natives.

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* 10. What is the point of this quiz?

To encourage BEE THOUGHTS!!

To make you feel good/bad over how you did.

To teach something new about the complexity of pollination.

To promote our Day of Action, Saturday June 26th!