Reproduction in Flowering Plants

We have all seen bees fly around flowers. When a bee drinks nectar from one flower they sometimes brush up against the stamen. When they go to another flower, they can drop some pollen on the pistil. What process are the bees helping with?

• pollination

• germination

• fertilization

• seed dispersal

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

These are the female parts of a flower

• stamen and pistil

• stamen and sperm

• pistil and sperm

• pistil, ovary, and egg

These are the male parts of the flower

• stamen and pistil

• stamen and sperm

• pistil and sperm

• pistil, ovary, and egg

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In which part of the flower does fertilization take place? Be specific.

• the stamen

• the pistil

• the ovary

• the petals

The primary function of these parts of the flower is

• reproduction

• photosynthesis

• germination

• metamorphosis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

The petals job is not only to protect the reproductive parts of the plant, but also to

• keep wind away from the stamen

• attract pollinators with their colors

• absorb sunlight

• fall off and become food for bugs

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

We studied the life cycle of an orange tree. What is most likely the way fruit seeds like the ones found in oranges are dispersed?

• blow in the wind

• float in the water

• stick to animal fur

• eaten by animals and then released

Which of the following best describes germination?

• pollen being carried from the stamen of one flower to the pistil of another

• seeds being carried from one place to another

• a sperm cell joining with an egg cell to form a seed

• a seed sprouting roots and leaves as it begins to grow

Which of the following needs to be fertilized before it can become a seed?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Which of the following lists the processes in the order they need to occur, even though there is no start and no end.

• pollination, fertilization, seed dispersal, germination

• fertilization, pollination, seed dispersal, germination

• germination, fertilization, pollination, seed dispersal

• germination, seed dispersal, pollination, fertilization