S3 Biology - Plant Life Cycle

After pollination - what is the next stage of a flowering plant's life cycle?

• Fertilisation

• Seed and fruit production

• Seed dispersal

• Germination

Germination is when a seed begins to produce roots and shoots. The conditions needed for germination to take place are water, warmth and....

In flowering plants, you tend to find seeds in...

Which structure of a seed protects it?

• Embryo

• Seed coat

• Food store

Which structure of a seed develops into roots and shoots?

• Embryo

• Seed coat

• Food store

Which structure of a seed provides energy for growth?

• Embryo

• Seed coat

• Food store

True or False: sexual reproduction requires cells from two parents

• True

• False

True or False: Sexual reproduction doesn't produces very little variation within a species

• True

• False

The function of the stigma is:

• Protect the unopened flower

• The top of the female part of the flower which collects pollen grains

• Produce male sex cells (pollen grains)

• Produces the female sex cells (contained in the ovules)

The function of anthers is:

• Produce male sex cells (pollen grains)

• Produce the female sex cells (contained in the ovules)

• Produce a sugary solution called nectar, which attracts insects

• Protect the unopened flower