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How do plants reproduce?

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The male part of the flower.

a)

stamen

b)

pistil

c)

pollen

d)

embryo

2.

The female part of the flower.

a)

stamen

b)

pistil

c)

pollen

d)

embryo

3.

The grainy, often yellow powder, made in a tissue at the top of the stamen.

a)

DNA

b)

growth hormone

c)

pollen

d)

pollination

4.

These are the organs of a plant where sexual reproduction takes place.

a)

pistil

b)

stamen

c)

sepal

d)

flowers

5.

Sexual reproduction is the passing of DNA from _______ parent(s) to their offspring.

a)

one

b)

two

c)

female

d)

male

6.

Pollen, a grainy, often yellow powder, is made in a tissue at the top of each _____________.

a)

stamen

b)

pistil

c)

embryo

d)

flower

7.

Not all flowers have both stamens and pistils. Flowers with only one of these parts are called:

a)

rejects

b)

embryos

c)

perfect flowers

d)

imperfect flowers

8.

Flowers that have both a stamen and a pistil are called:

a)

a pair

b)

perfect flowers

c)

imperfect flowers

d)

they don't exist that way

9.

Moving pollen from the stamen to the pistil is called:

a)

fertilization

b)

germination

c)

pollination

d)

cellular respiration

10.

Some plants can reproduce without flowers. One example of this might be:

a)

conifers

b)

strawberries

c)

pickles

d)

apples

11.

________ contains all the information for making flowers, leaves, and every part of a plant.

a)

pollination

b)

embryo

c)

DNA

d)

growth hormone

12.

The joining of special cells, called sperm cells, with egg cells is called:

a)

germination

b)

fertilization

c)

pollination

d)

sprouting

13.

The growth of the root through the seed coat is called:

a)

fertilization

b)

pollination

c)

germination

d)

exacerbation

14.

What is NOT a possible way that pollination can happen?

a)

sunlight

b)

wind

c)

insects

d)

water

15.

How much DNA does the sperm cell contribute to a new seedling.

a)

all of the DNA

b)

Most of the DNA

c)

Half of the DNA

d)

Almost none of the DNA

16.

Every cell of a new plant (including leaves, stems, & roots) will have the same set of DNA code.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

When pollen from a red flower pollinates a plant with white flowers, the offspring may be a plant with _________ flowers.

a)

purple flowers

b)

yellow flowers

c)

blue flowers

d)

pink flowers

18.

an unborn, but developing of something in the early stages that shows potential for development is called a(n):

a)

egg

b)

sperm

c)

ovary

d)

embryo

19.

A single plant cell that may fall off the parent plant and develop into a new plant is called a:

a)

Spore

b)

DNA

c)

Pollen

d)

Seed

20.

What is "budding" when referring to plant reproduction?

a)

part of the plant falling off and growing a new plant

b)

burrs sticking to animals fur, who transports them elsewhere

c)

a flower pod busting open and shooting a seed to the ground

d)

when a flower first starts to open

21.

What is "running" mean when referring to a plant reproducing?

a)

a plant moving to a different location

b)

a plant's seeds are carried far away by the wind

c)

new plant's growing from the roots of a parent plant

d)

when a plants flower's colors "run" due to a heavy rain

22.

What characterizes asexual reproduction?

a)

new plants DNA is a combination of its two parent plants

b)

new plant's DNA is identical to its one parent's DNA

c)

new plant's DNA is identical to only 1 of its two parents

d)

new plant's DNA is totally different then its parents DNA

23.

What is characteristics of sexual reproduction?

a)

new plant's DNA is a combination of its two parent plants

b)

new plant's DNA is identical to only 1 of its two parents

c)

new plant's DNA has nothing to do with the parent's DNA

d)

new plant's DNA is identical to both of its parents DNA

24.

A plant _________ is a single plant cell that can develop into a new plant.

a)

embryo

b)

embryo

c)

seed

d)

spore

25.

A new plant is called a _________.

a)

seedling

b)

embryo

c)

spore

d)

monocot