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

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

Which letter identifies the OVARY?

• A
• B
• C
• D

The part of the flower on which the pollen grains land.

• pistil
• stamen
• style
• stigma

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What is fertilisation?

• The pollen grain land on the stigma, a tube grows down the style and the pollen grain fuse with the egg.

• The ovules land on the anther, a tube grows down the filament and the ovules fuse with the pollen grain

• The pollen grain land on the ovary, a tube grows into the ovules and the pollen grain fuse with the ovules.

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What will the ovules become after fertilisation?

• Fruit

• Seed

• Flower

Place the following images in the chronological order that represents pollination.

• 2, 3, 1, 4
• 3, 2, 1, 4
• 1, 2, 3, 4
• 2, 3, 4, 1

When comparing the offspring of sexually and asexually reproducing organisms, we would expect the genetic material (DNA) of the sexually reproducing organism to -

• contain fewer mutations
• be lesser in quantity
• be simpler overall
• show more variation

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Pollination of a flower or plant with pollen from the same flower.

• Cross Pollination

• Self Pollination

• Budding

• Meiosis

What are the white parts of the flower below?

• Pistil
• Petals
• Stamen
• Stigma

Which is true about Asexual reproduction?

• Insects are needed to transfer pollen.
• New plants grow from seeds. 
• Offspring are genetically identical to their parent.
• Two types of gametes are involved. 

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