Fertilisation and germination Year 7

What is pollination?

• When the wind carries the petals of flowers across a field.

• When pollen from the anther (male) is transferred to the stigma (female).

• When pollen from the stigma (female) is transferred to the anther (male).

• When pollen is carried from the style in one plant to the ovary in another.

Which is the correct definition for fertilisation in plants?

• When the ovule (female gamete) is taken from one plant, transferred to another and joined with the pollen grain (male gamete).

• When an insect carries nectar from one flower to another.

• The nucleus of the pollen grain (the male gamete) passes along the pollen tube and joins with the nucleus of the ovule (the female gamete).

What is the name of the female gamete in plants?

• Ovule

• Ovary

• Pollen

• Embryo

What is the name of the male gamete (sex cell) in plants?

• Anther

• Sperm

• Stamen

• Pollen

Germination is....

• the process where plants become infected with germs.

• the process where the seed begins to grow into a young plant.

• the process where the pollen is deposited onto the stigma.

Which seed part protects the seed?

• The shell

• The embryo

• The seed coat

• The skin

What is the function of the embryo in the seed?

• It acts as a barrier to stop things getting in.

• It provides the nutrients the plant needs.

• It is the young root and shoot that will develop into a young plant.

What is the first part of the seed that comes out during germination?

• The shoot

• The root

• The petals

• The leaves

What does B represent in this diagram of a seed?

• The embryo

• The leaves

• The seed nucleus

• The food store

Which of the following statements is true?

• The shoots are the first part of the plant to grow from the seed.

• The female gamete is the stigma.

• Plants need water, oxygen and warmth to grow.

• Plants are never pollinated by insects.