Pollinating Plants
Plants and animals work together. Animals help plants with pollination. Pollen is a grain on many plants with flowers. Plants need animals to move the pollen to other plants for them. Then the plants can make more plants.
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Many animals help plants in this way. The most common are bees. Birds and bats also help pollinate plants.
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The animals also get things they need from plants. Bees get nectar to make honey. Each year, there are fewer bees on Earth. Scientists are worried about bees.
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