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WorksheetsReproduction in Plants ICSE Grade 9
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 23mins
What part of the flower is B ?
pistil
petal
ovary
pollen
Seed structure that grows become roots
radicle
plumule
cotyledon
endosperm
Seed structure that protects seed
radicle
plumule
endosperm
seed coat(testa)
A particular species of a plant produces,light non sticky ,numerous pollen grains and long and feathery stigma. These modifications facilitates the pollination by
Insects
Water
Wind
Animals
Which one of the following is not part of a seed?
plumule
radicle
zygote
testa
Choose all incorrectly matched pairs.
Autogamy - Pollination from the same plant
Allogamy - Cross Pollination
Geitonogamy - Pollination from the same flower
Allogamy - Pollination from the same flower
Nature prefers cross pollination. Mark ALL efforts made by nature to promote cross pollination over self pollination
Unisexuality
Self-Sterility
herkogamy
Heterostyly
Dichogamy
Which of these are NOT necessary conditions for self-pollination to occur?
Bisexuality
Bigamy
Homogamy
Autogamy
Choose all points that are advantage of self pollination
The offspring is healthier.
Parental characteristics are preserved.
The flowers need not be large and showy, or produce nectar and fragrance.
The probability of success is much higher. i.e., it is much surer.
It leads to great economy for the plant.
Choose all points that are advantages of cross pollination
The offspring is healthier.
The seeds produced are abundant and viable.
New varieties may be produced.
The probability of success is much higher. i.e., it is much surer.
It leads to great energy expenditure for the plant.
Choose all points that are disadvantages of self pollination
Continued self-pollination, generation after generation, may lead to the weakening of the variety or the species.
The weaker characteristics cannot be eliminated.
New varieties cannot be produced.
The pollination is not always certain. There is significant loss in the process of dispersion.
The pollen has to be produced in large quantities.
____________ usually has separate male and female trees. Flowers of only one gender appear on the tree. This characteristic is called __________.
Papaya, Unisexuality
Sunflower, Dichogamy
Sweet pea, Protandry
Orchids, Self-Sterility
In plants like lady finger, the anthers mature earlier than the stigma. This is called __________. In plants like custard apple, the stigma matures earlier than the anthers. This is called _________. (Mention exact terms with the right spelling).
(a)
In orchids, even if self pollination occurs, the pollen from the same plant fails to undergo further growth. Only a pollen from another plant can effectively complete the process of seed creation. This phenomenon is called:
Unisexuality
Dichogamy
Self-Sterility
Herkogamy
Heterostyly
In pansies, a sort of hood protects the stigma. This phenomenon is called:
Unisexuality
Dichogamy
Self-Sterility
Herkogamy
Heterostyly
In oxalis, the anthers and the stigma are at two different levels. This prevents self pollination . This phenomenon is called:
Unisexuality
Dichogamy
Self-Sterility
Herkogamy
Heterostyly
Choose all incorrectly matched pairs.
Entomophily - Pollination by water
Anemophily - Pollination by wind
Hydrophily - Pollination by elephants
Elephophily - Pollination by insects
Elephophily - Pollination by elephants
Entomophilous plants have all of the following characteristics except:
The flowers are large and brightly coloured.
They produce nectar and scent to attract insects.
The flowers are in clusters so that they are conspicuous.
The stamens are long and hang out of the flower.
The pollen grains and the stigma are both sticky, but the stigma does not hang out from the flower.
This plant has flowers but they are not bright or scented. The flowers are small. The plant is well developed before the flowering begins. The stamen and stigma both hang outside the flower, and the pollen grains are light, dry, and smooth.
This plant is most likely to be a:
Anemophilous plant
Entomophilous plant
Hydrophilous plant
Ornitholhilous plant
In some plants, the specific gravity of the pollen grain is equal to the specific gravity of water. This is useful for:
Keeping the pollen within the water and not exposed to air.
Keeping the pollen floating below the surface of water.
Keeping the pollen floating above the surface of water
Carrying the pollen to the base of the water body to fertilise water plants.
In __________, male flowers float on the surface of water until they meet female flowers.
Vallisneria
Sweet Pea
Choose the right option for fill in the blanks:
The mature pollen grain is a cell with two walls - the outer ___________ and the inner ______. Its nucleus has already divided into a _______ nucleus, which leads the journey through the stigma, and a _______ nucleus.
intine, exine, tube, generative
exine, intine, tube, generative
tube, generative, exine, intine
generative, tube, exine, intine
Choose the right fill in the blanks.
Each ovule has one or two protective coverings, called the ________________.
These coverings leave a small opening called the _______________ at one end for the entry of the pollen tube.
At the center is the ____________, a mass of food laden cells.
integuments, micropyle, nucellus
Intine, exine, nucleus
micropyle, integuments, nucellus
Choose the correct order of the labels (1-5):
1: Antipodal Cells, 2: Polar Nuclei, 3: Integuments, 4: Micropyle, 5: Egg Cell and Synergids
1: Polar Nuclei, 2: Integuments, 3: Micropyle, 4: Egg Cell and Synergids, 5: Antipodal Cells,
1: Egg Cell and Synergids, 2: Polar Nuclei, 3: Integuments, 4: Micropyle, 5: Antipodal Cells
_________________________ is the union/fusion of the nuclei of the male and female gametes.
Germination
Fertilisation
Fusion
Seed Formation
Identify the diagram
Ovary
Seed
Mature Pollen grain
Read these 5 statements. Then choose the correct order in which these events happen.
A. The tube nucleus disintegrates
B. The generative nuclei splits into two male gamete nuclei/sperm nuclei
C. One sperm nucleus fuses with the egg cell while the other travels upwards to fuse with the two polar nuclei.
D. The pollen tube pushes through the micropyle and reaches the embryo sac.
E. The pollen tube grows through the stigma and reaches the ovary.
ABCDE
ACDEB
DCEBA
BEDCA
