9.1 Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Multiple Choice

What is the process by which new individuals are produced?

• Development

• Fertilization

• Reproduction

• Maturation

Categorize

Options (6)

Ovary

Ovule

Stigma

Anther

Filament

Style

Organize these parts into the right categories

Carpel

Stamen

Multiple Choice

The sticky surface located on top of the style, which acts as a landing site for pollen, is known as the:

• Ovary

• Stigma

• Style

• Anther

Multiple Choice

Which male reproductive organ contains pollen sacs?

• Anther

• Filament

• Stigma

• Ovary

Multiple Choice

What is a group of four haploid immature pollen grains produced at the end of the second meiotic division called?

• Tetrad

• Generative cell

• Tube cell

• Pollen grain

Multiple Choice

Which part of the female reproductive organ of a flowering plant contains the ovules?

• Stigma

• Style

• Ovary

• Anther

Multiple Choice

What is the structure within the ovule that undergoes meiosis to produce four megaspores?

• Ovary

• Megasporocyte

• Megasporangium

• Stigma

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the synergid cells in the embryo sac?

• To secrete chemical substances to guide the pollen tube

• To protect the embryo sac from pathogens

• To provide nutrients to the developing embryo

• To attract and guide the sperm to the egg cell

Multiple Choice

What are the nuclei found at the center of the embryo sac (female gametophyte)?

• Antipodal cells

• Polar nuclei

• Synergid cells

• Egg cell

Multiple Choice

How many antipodal cells are typically found in the embryo sac at the opposite end called chalaza?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four