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Reproduction in Plants ICSE Grade 9

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The part of the stamen that produces microspores that become pollen grains is the ___.
a)
anther
b)
pistil
c)
filament
d)
ovary
2.
The enlarged base of the pistil that stores the eggs of the plant is the ___.
a)
ovary
b)
ovule
c)
stigma
d)
style
3.
The tip of the style that has sticky hairs to trap pollen is the ___.
a)
stamen
b)
stigma
c)
ovary
d)
style
4.
Pollination is the process by which pollen
a)
causes people to sneeze
b)
is formed inside a plant
c)
moves from stamen to stigma
d)
moves from stigma to stamen
5.
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
6.

What part of the flower is B ?

a)

pistil

b)

petal

c)

ovary

d)

pollen

7.

Seed structure that grows become roots

a)

radicle

b)

plumule

c)

cotyledon

d)

endosperm

8.

Seed structure that protects seed

a)

radicle

b)

plumule

c)

endosperm

d)

seed coat(testa)

9.
Small leaf-like structures forming an outer circle at the base of a flower.
a)
petals
b)
sepal
c)
stigma
d)
pistil
10.
Flowering plants?
a)
angiosperms
b)
gymnosperms
c)
mosses
d)
ferns
11.
Inside each pollen grain is a tube cell and a germ cell.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

A particular species of a plant produces,light non sticky ,numerous pollen grains and long and feathery stigma. These modifications facilitates the pollination by

a)

Insects

b)

Water

c)

Wind

d)

Animals

13.

Which one of the following is not part of a seed?

a)

plumule

b)

radicle

c)

zygote

d)

testa

14.

Choose all incorrectly matched pairs.

a)

Autogamy - Pollination from the same plant

b)

Allogamy - Cross Pollination

c)

Geitonogamy - Pollination from the same flower

d)

Allogamy - Pollination from the same flower

15.

Nature prefers cross pollination. Mark ALL efforts made by nature to promote cross pollination over self pollination

a)

Unisexuality

b)

Self-Sterility

c)

herkogamy

d)

Heterostyly

e)

Dichogamy

16.

Which of these are NOT necessary conditions for self-pollination to occur?

a)

Bisexuality

b)

Bigamy

c)

Homogamy

d)

Autogamy

17.

Choose all points that are advantage of self pollination

a)

The offspring is healthier.

b)

Parental characteristics are preserved.

c)

The flowers need not be large and showy, or produce nectar and fragrance.

d)

The probability of success is much higher. i.e., it is much surer.

e)

It leads to great economy for the plant.

18.

Choose all points that are advantages of cross pollination

a)

The offspring is healthier.

b)

The seeds produced are abundant and viable.

c)

New varieties may be produced.

d)

The probability of success is much higher. i.e., it is much surer.

e)

It leads to great energy expenditure for the plant.

19.

Choose all points that are disadvantages of self pollination

a)

Continued self-pollination, generation after generation, may lead to the weakening of the variety or the species.

b)

The weaker characteristics cannot be eliminated.

c)

New varieties cannot be produced.

d)

The pollination is not always certain. There is significant loss in the process of dispersion.

e)

The pollen has to be produced in large quantities.

20.

____________ usually has separate male and female trees. Flowers of only one gender appear on the tree. This characteristic is called __________.

a)

Papaya, Unisexuality

b)

Sunflower, Dichogamy

c)

Sweet pea, Protandry

d)

Orchids, Self-Sterility

21.

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)  

22.

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:

a)

Unisexuality

b)

Dichogamy

c)

Self-Sterility

d)

Herkogamy

e)

Heterostyly

23.

In pansies, a sort of hood protects the stigma. This phenomenon is called:

a)

Unisexuality

b)

Dichogamy

c)

Self-Sterility

d)

Herkogamy

e)

Heterostyly

24.

In oxalis, the anthers and the stigma are at two different levels. This prevents self pollination . This phenomenon is called:

a)

Unisexuality

b)

Dichogamy

c)

Self-Sterility

d)

Herkogamy

e)

Heterostyly

25.

Choose all incorrectly matched pairs.

a)

Entomophily - Pollination by water

b)

Anemophily - Pollination by wind

c)

Hydrophily - Pollination by elephants

d)

Elephophily - Pollination by insects

e)

Elephophily - Pollination by elephants

26.

Entomophilous plants have all of the following characteristics except:

a)

The flowers are large and brightly coloured.

b)

They produce nectar and scent to attract insects.

c)

The flowers are in clusters so that they are conspicuous.

d)

The stamens are long and hang out of the flower.

e)

The pollen grains and the stigma are both sticky, but the stigma does not hang out from the flower.

27.

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:

a)

Anemophilous plant

b)

Entomophilous plant

c)

Hydrophilous plant

d)

Ornitholhilous plant

28.

In some plants, the specific gravity of the pollen grain is equal to the specific gravity of water. This is useful for:

a)

Keeping the pollen within the water and not exposed to air.

b)

Keeping the pollen floating below the surface of water.

c)

Keeping the pollen floating above the surface of water

d)

Carrying the pollen to the base of the water body to fertilise water plants.

29.

In __________, male flowers float on the surface of water until they meet female flowers.

a)

Vallisneria

b)

Sweet Pea

30.

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.

a)

intine, exine, tube, generative

b)

exine, intine, tube, generative

c)

tube, generative, exine, intine

d)

generative, tube, exine, intine

31.

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.

a)

integuments, micropyle, nucellus

b)

Intine, exine, nucleus

c)

micropyle, integuments, nucellus

32.

Choose the correct order of the labels (1-5):

a)

1: Antipodal Cells, 2: Polar Nuclei, 3: Integuments, 4: Micropyle, 5: Egg Cell and Synergids

b)

1: Polar Nuclei, 2: Integuments, 3: Micropyle, 4: Egg Cell and Synergids, 5: Antipodal Cells,

c)

1: Egg Cell and Synergids, 2: Polar Nuclei, 3: Integuments, 4: Micropyle, 5: Antipodal Cells

33.

_________________________ is the union/fusion of the nuclei of the male and female gametes.

a)

Germination

b)

Fertilisation

c)

Fusion

d)

Seed Formation

34.

Identify the diagram

a)

Ovary

b)

Seed

c)

Mature Pollen grain

35.

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.

a)

ABCDE

b)

ACDEB

c)

DCEBA

d)

BEDCA