sexual reproduction in flowering plants

Which one of the following is the correct order in which a plant may reproduce?

• Fertilisation, pollination, germination, seed dispersal, seed formation.

• Germination, pollination, seed dispersal, fertilisation, seed formation.

• Pollination, fertilisation, seed formation, dispersal, germination.

• Pollination, seed formation, fertilisation, germination, seed dispersal.

A wind-pollinated flower will have

• small petals, nectar and produce scent

• small petals, large anthers and have a feathery stigma

• large anthers, coloured petals and produce nectar

• large petals, small anthers and produce scent

Which one of the following is not part of a seed?

• plumule

• radicle

• zygote

• testa

Which one of the following is a feature of a wind-pollinated flower?

• The flower has a large amount of pollen grains.

• The carpels are located inside the petals.

• The stamen are located inside the petals.

• The petals are brightly coloured.

Seed dispersal does not reduce competition between the seedlings and the parent plant for

• minerals

• water

• oxygen

• light

The diagram shows the carpel of a flowering plant. Parts C and D in the diagram are

• C = stigma, D = ovule

• C = ovule, D = stigma

• C = style, D = stigma

• C = stigma, D = style

Which one of the following is not a stage in sexual reproduction?

• Germination

• Fertilisation

• Photosynthesis

• Pollination

Sexual reproduction involves the fertilisation of

• two ova

• two eggs

• two sperm

• two gametes

Which one of the following statements is correct?

• After fertilisation, the ovule forms a seed.

• The embryo of a seed consists of the testa and radicle.

• The radicle of the seed grows upwards.

• The plumule forms the future root of the plant.

The stigma, the style and the ovary are contained in the

• stamen

• carpel

• petals

• seed