Plant Life Cycle

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

• pollination and fertilization

• plant growth and fertilization

• seed dispersal and germination

• germination and pollination

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Cassandra's class is studying plants by taking seeds from different fruits and planting them in soil. They will observe and record what happens. What will be the best evidence for the class that germination has occurred?

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

• a stem begins 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.

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which of the following is the best example of plant fertilization?

• an insect carrying pollen from one flower to another

• seeds being produced in the ovary

• seeing a seedling pop out of the soil

• seeds being spread over a great distance

Humans and other animals can carry seeds from one location and drop them off in another. Without them knowing it, they are helping with plant reproduction. What process of plant reproduction are they helping with?

• pollination

• seed dispersal

• fertilization

• germination

What is the main difference between an inherited trait and an acquired trait?

• An inherited trait is learned throughout a living thing's life; an acquired trait is passed on from a living thing's parents.

• An inherited trait is passed on from a living thing’s parents; an acquired trait comes from a living thing interacting with its environment.

• An inherited trait is passed on from a living thing’s parents; an acquired trait is something that you are born with

• An inherited trait is based on a living thing’s interaction with its environment, an acquired trait is passed on from a living thing’s parents

Based on a tree’s environment it can acquire certain traits over time. Which of the following describes an acquired trait of a tree?

• a tree makes fruit from it's seeds

• a tree has attractive red and orange flowers

• a tree that has survived a hurricane has a bent trunk

• a tree has similar shaped leaves to it's parents.

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Which of the following statements is true about the acquired traits of a living thing?

• a living thing will acquire traits from it's parents

• a living thing will acquire traits from it's environment

• a living thing will acquire traits from only it's mother

• a living thing will acquire traits from only it's father

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Look at the picture of the two types of trees. Which of the following statements do both of these trees have in common?

• they both make flowers

• they both make seeds

• they both make cones

• they both make fruits

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What is the part of the flower that holds it closed and protects it before it blooms?

• stamen

• pistil

• cones

• sepals

What is the female part of the flower made up of the stigma, style, and ovary?

• stamen

• pistil

• cones

• sepals