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Pollination (self & cross)

How do organisms reproduce 

Khan Academy    2019

Pollination (self & cross) | How do organisms reproduce | Biology

Video    Khan Academy    24 October 2019

Let's explore pollination, its types and agents.

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCloCHwrJdQ

Pollination:

Trading Food for Fertilization

Cornell University    2015

Pollination: Trading Food for Fertilization

naturalistoutreach        Cornell University        14 July 2015

Animal pollination occurs

when plants bribe or trick animals

into carrying their pollen to other plants of the same species.

Here Dr. Mia Park, a pollination ecologist,

explains how this this works.

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiczM-w3V-U

pollinators        USA

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/20/
998618202/why-you-should-celebrate-world-bee-day-today

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/01/
825305756/honeybees-need-your-help-honey

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/08/14/
638308839/watch-this-native-pollinator-build-her-bee-jeweled-nest

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/03/
541383664/study-suggests-artificial-light-deters-nocturnal-pollinators

https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/06/13/
532729268/why-honeybees-are-the-wrong-problem-to-solve

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/03/03/
517785082/rise-of-the-robot-bees-tiny-drones-turned-into-artificial-pollinators

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/03/01/
468592984/is-nutritious-food-in-peril-along-with-pollinators

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/26/
468241649/report-
more-pollinators-species-in-jeopardy-threatening-world-food-supply

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/11626223 - June 30, 2007

pollinators > bumblebees        USA

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/06/
803130948/bumblebees-are-disappearing-because-of-extreme-heat

artificial pollinators > tiny drones        USA

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/03/03/
517785082/rise-of-the-robot-bees-tiny-drones-turned-into-artificial-pollinators

bees        UK

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/13/
unprecedented-sightings-of-asian-hornets-raise-fears-for-uk-bees

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/02/
bees-intelligence-minds-pollination

bees        USA

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/01/
1180459184/bumble-bees-animals-survey-conservation

honeybees        USA

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/03/
1185391513/honeybee-deaths-rose-last-year-
heres-why-farmers-would-go-bust-without-bees

Asian hornets        UK

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/13/
unprecedented-sightings-of-asian-hornets-raise-fears-for-uk-bees

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/23/
the-truth-about-asian-hornets-
how-terrified-should-humans-and-honeybees-actually-be

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/03/
early-warning-system-track-asian-hornets-university-of-exeter

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