Reproduction and Pollination

Pollination is the process by which the pollen grains are transferred from the ________ to the _________. 

• anther... ovary
• anther ... stigma
• stigma ... ovary 
• stigma ... filament

I have large petals and are usually brightly coloured. How am I pollinated?

• By animals
• By birds 
• By insects 
• All of the above

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My pollens are usually sticky and spiky so that they can _______________. 

• stay on the pollinators' body without falling off easily 
• prevent pollinators from eating them

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What part of the flower will turn into a seed?

• stigma

• anther

• ovule (egg)

• filament

Brightly colored parts of flowers that attract insects.

• petals

• pistils

• stamen

• filaments

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After fertilization what does the flower's ovary develop into?

• Fruit

• Bud

• Seed

• Flower

The male reproductive structure of a flower is the ___.

• pistil
• ovary
• stamen
• ovule

The part of a flower that produces the male reproductive cells.

• anther
• style
• stigma
• filament

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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These are the female parts of a flower

• stamen and pistil

• stamen and sperm

• pistil and sperm

• pistil, ovary, and egg