Animals that carry pollen from one flower to another are called pollinators.

Food security is having access to enough affordable and nutritious food.

Insects are a group of animals with an exoskeleton, three body parts and six legs; they can act as pollinators.

Crops are plants that are grown on farms to feed humans or farm animals (for example wheat, vegetables and fruit).

Insects and food security

Science

Pupils will learn about what the genome is, what it’s made of and where it’s stored, more detail about the chemical structure of DNA, and the relationship between an organism’s genome and its phenotype.

Pupils learned about changes experienced in puberty, the male and female reproductive systems, the menstrual cycle, sexual intercourse, gametes and fertilisation, gestation and birth, and the dangers of smoking, drinking and drugs during pregnancy.

This unit explores plant reproduction, including flower structure, pollination, fertilisation, seed formation, and dispersal mechanisms. It highlights the role of insect pollination in food security. Focus is on planning and conducting enquiries, and ensuring reliable observations.

Reproduction in plants

Pollinators are animals which transfer {{}} from one flower to another to assist in plant reproduction.

Which of the following is an insect pollinator?

Sam: Food security is growing enough food to sell to be financially secure.

Izzy: Food security is having enough affordable and nutritious food in an area.

Laura: Food security is growing more food than a country needs.

Jacob: Food security is allowing plant reproduction to take place.

Which of the following is **not** a reason that bee populations are decreasing?

Which of the following will help protect pollinators?

True or false? Wheat is an example of a producer.

Alex: Plants have brightly coloured petals to deter predators.

Jacob: Plants have brightly coloured petals to attract insects.

Laura: Plants have brightly coloured petals to attract predators.

Izzy: Plants have brightly coloured petals to deter insects.

Which of the following crops are important for feeding the human population?

What are animals that carry pollen from one flower to another are called?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Insects and food security

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.