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reproduction in plants

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is true about Asexual reproduction?
a)
Insects are needed to transfer pollen.
b)
New plants grow from seeds. 
c)
Offspring are genetically identical to their parent.
d)
Two types of gametes are involved. 
2.
Which structure is not essential in wind-pollinated flowers?
a)
anther
b)
ovary
c)
petal
d)
stigma
3.
Many wind-pollinated flowers have __________.
a)
feathery stigmas and light pollen.
b)
feathery stigmas and sticky pollen.
c)
short stigmas and light pollen.
d)
short stigmas and sticky pollen. 
4.
Which is cross pollination?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
Which statement is not true of the offspring resulting from asexual reproduction? 
a)
They are produced by self-fertilisation. 
b)
They are produced from a single parent. 
c)
Their cells have the same alleles.
d)
Their cells have the same number of chromosomes. 
6.
The part of the stamen that produces microspores that become pollen grains is the ___.
a)
anther
b)
pistil
c)
filament
d)
ovary
7.
The enlarged base of the pistil that stores the eggs of the plant is the ___.
a)
ovary
b)
ovule
c)
stigma
d)
style
8.
The tip of the style that has sticky hairs to trap pollen is the ___.
a)
stamen
b)
stigma
c)
ovary
d)
style
9.
Small grains that contain a plant's male reproductive cells.
a)
stamen
b)
pollen
c)
anther
d)
stigma
10.
Brightly colored parts of flowers that attract insects.
a)
petals
b)
pistils
c)
stamen
d)
filaments
11.
The ovary, style, and the stigma make up the female part of a plant called the ?
a)
stamen
b)
petals
c)
stem
d)
carpel (pistil)
12.
After fertilization what does the ovary develop into?
a)
Fruit
b)
Bud
c)
Seed
d)
Flower
13.
Wind-pollinated flowers usually have ______ and ________ petals. 
a)
big ... bright 
b)
small .... bright 
c)
big ... dull 
d)
small ... dull
14.
My flowers are not sweet-scented and I do not produce nectar. How am I likely dispersed?
a)
By wind 
b)
By insects 
c)
By water 
d)
By explosive action
15.
I am a flower that produces nectar. What is the function of the nectar?
a)
To provide food for the flower
b)
To attract pollinators
c)
To attract animals to disperse the fruits
d)
To produce perfumes for Man
16.

The diagram shows lavender (Lavandula) flowers. How are they pollinated?

a)

by insect

b)

by wind

17.

Which of the following explains why the pollen grains from insect-pollinated flowers are sticky and spiky?

a)

to attach to the bodies of animals without falling off

b)

to be dispersed less easily to avoid wastage

c)

to prevent animals from ingesting them

d)

to stick on the stigma

18.

One of the advantages of asexual reproduction is that

a)

all the beneficial characteristics of the parents are passed on to the offspring

b)

less offspring are produced

c)

more offspring are produced

d)

there is more genetic variation in the offspring

19.

Pollination is

a)

the fusion of a male gamete with a female gamete in the ovary.

b)

the fusion of pollen grains with the female gamete in the ovary.

c)

the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a flower of a different species.

d)

the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a flower of the same species.

20.

The diagram shows a seed.

What is the part labelled A?

a)

Plumule

b)

Radicle

c)

Cotyledon

d)

Testa

21.

Which of the following statements are the advantages of dispersal?

a)

Prevent overcrowding and competition of resources

b)

Colonise new areas

c)

Become close with the parent plants

d)

Provide food for animals to survive

22.

What does germination means?

a)

Growth of plant from seed into young plant.

b)

Transfer of pollen grain from anther to stigma.

c)

Transportation of seeds and fruits away from parent plant.

d)

Process involving fusion of nuclei to form a zygote and production of genetically dissimilar offspring.

23.

Which of the following are the conditions for germination?

a)

Water and oxygen only

b)

Water, oxygen and suitable temperature only

c)

Water, carbon dioxide and suitable temperature only

d)

Carbon dioxide and suitable temperature only

24.

Below are what happen during germination:

1. Plumule comes out of cotyledon

2. First green leaves comes out

3. Radicle grows out from the seed

What is the correct for germination?

a)

3 - 1 - 2

b)

1 - 2 - 3

c)

3 - 2 - 1

d)

1 - 3 - 2