Plant reproduction

Plant reproduction

Chapter 26

Multiple Choice

The outermost whorl of floral parts is the corolla which contains the stamens.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which whorl contains the stamens?

• Perianth

• Androecium

• Gynoecium

• Calyx

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the petals?

• Attracting pollinators

• Storing nectar

• Producing pollen grains

• Protecting the developing flower

Multiple Choice

A flower that did not produce anthers would be

• Pistillate

• Incomplete

• Imperfect

• Female

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

The sticky upper end of the carpel that receives the pollen is called the

• Anther

• Stigma

• Style

• Ovary

Multiple Choice

The ripened swollen ovary forms the

• Seed

• Carpel

• Stamen

• Fruit

Multiple Choice

Name the fruit:

• ahcene

• nut

• pepo

• hesperidium

Multiple Choice

Name the fruit:

• achene

• berry

• pepo

• nut

Multiple Choice

Name the fruit:

• nut

• berry

• legume

• pepo

Multiple Choice

Name the fruit:

• pepo

• berry

• pome

• achene

Multiple Choice

Microspore mother cells are found in the _________ and produce _________.

• Stamen, eggs

• Ovule, megaspores

• Carpel, filaments

• Anther, pollen

Multiple Choice

Pollination occurs when the pollen grains adhere to the

• Style

• Ovary

• Stigma

• Anther

Multiple Choice

What is the advantage of the double

fertilization observed in angiosperms?

• The seed coating is more durable

• The endosperm is not formed unless the zygote is formed

• The cotyledons form sooner

• Reproduction requires fewer pollen grains

Multiple Choice

Flowers with white or very pale colored flowers that are heavily scented and open at night are most likely pollinated by

• Moths

• Bees

• Butterflies

• Hummingbirds

Multiple Choice

Potatoes have eyes but cannot see. What is the function of the “eyes”?

• Increase surface area for water absorption in the potato

• Sexual reproduction with other potatoes

• Tuber sprouts used for asexual reproduction

• The potato is the fruit of the potato plant and the eyes are the germinating seed

Multiple Choice

A plant that lives for three years but only flowers once and then it dies would be considered a(n)

• Annual

• Biennial

• Perennial

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Splitting open a seed from Phaseolus vulgaris reveals 2 cotyledons. This means that beans are

• Lycophytes

• Eudicots

• Haploid

• Monocot

Multiple Choice

Monocot vs eudicot:

Leaf veins are parallel

• Monocot

• Eudicot

Multiple Choice

Monocot vs eudicot:

Vascular bundles in the stem are arranged in a ring

• Monocot

• Eudicot