Reproduction in Flowering Plants

A bee buzzes inside a flower to drink some nectar. While there it touches the stamen. Later the bee goes to another flower and comes into contact with the flower's pistil. Which process of reproduction is this helping with?

• pollination and fertilization

• plant growth and fertilization

• germination and pollination

• seed dispersal and germination

Mrs. O's class is planting different fruit seeds in soil. What will be the best evidence that germination has occurred?

• Pollen from the flower being taken from the stamen to the pistil

• A stem and a seed begin to come through the soil

• The seeds of the fruit being taken away by birds and dropped in a new location

• Bees or other insects flying into the flower to drink some nectar

Which of the following is an example of plant fertilization?

• an insect carrying pollen from one flower to another

• seeds being produced in the ovule of the pistil

• seeing a seedling pop out of the soil

• seeds being spread over a great distance

Humans or animals carrying seeds from one location to another is helping with?

• pollination

• seed dispersal

• fertilization

• germination

Which part of the flower would you find the pollen?

• Pistil

• Petal

• Stamen

• Ovule

Johnny was sitting under an apple tree. Which of the following ways are an apple's seeds usually dispersed?

• the seeds hook onto an animal passing by and then fall in new places

• water carries seeds to a new place

• animals eat the fruit and drop the seeds in new places

• wind blows the seeds to new places

A scientist is investigating plants in Florida. He starts by asking other scientists about investigations they have already done. Which of the following is he most likely to ask about?

• data about needs of plants

• beliefs about plants used as medicine

• laws about using sprays on plants

What part of the flower is J ?

• pistil

• petal

• ovary

• pollen

What part of the flower is B ?

• pistil

• petal

• ovary

• pollen

What part of the flower is E ?

• pistil

• petal

• ovary

• pollen