Document: Pollinator preference key

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Use this pollinator preference key to find out which insects prefer to visit particular flowers. Suitable for students in Stages 1, 2, 3 and 4.

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All insects which visit flowers are potential pollinators (pollen carriers), however some insects have a preference for shapes and colours. It is probably these preferred flowers that they most efficiently pollinate.

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