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KS3 Plant Reproduction

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

C is correctly identified as ___________

a)

Cotyledon

b)

Plumule

c)

Testa

d)

Embryo

2.

B is correctly identified as _________

a)

Plumule

b)

Radicle

c)

Cotyledon

d)

Embryo

3.

A is correctly identified as ___________

a)

Plumule

b)

Radicle

c)

Testa

d)

Embryo

4.

Radicle is referring to embryonic roots. True or False?

(a)  

5.

Seed coat is also known as testa. True or False?

(a)  

6.

The function of structure labelled as C is to ______________

a)

to serve as food storage

b)

to protect the embryo against adverse environmental conditions

c)

to absorb water uptake

d)

to produce new young shoots

7.

The first organ emerge after seed germination is plumule then followed by radicle. True or False?

(a)  

8.

Which one is not a requirement for germination of a seed?

a)

Fertilizer

b)

Water

c)

Sunlight

d)

Temperature

9.

The purpose of seed dispersal is for the seeds to __________.

a)

germinate at the same time

b)

move to the same place and grow

c)

move further away from the parent plant

d)

compete with one another for minerals in the soil

10.

How are coconuts dispersed?

a)

by animals

b)

by water

c)

by wind

11.

State the characters ideal for dispersion by wind.

a)

Small, light and hair-like

b)

Small, light and sharp hooks

c)

Big, light and fibrous husk

d)

Big, light and explode

12.

How are raspberries dispersed?

a)

by animals

b)

by explosion or bursting

c)

by water

13.

My pod splits open and seeds are thrown out with a force. What is likely my dispersal method?

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

animals

d)

explosion

14.

How are dandelion seeds dispersed?

a)

by animals

b)

by explosion or bursting

c)

by wind

15.
I have parachute like structures. What is likely my dispersal method?
a)
wind
b)
water 
c)
animals
d)
explosive action
16.

Why are grape seeds able to be dispersed by animals?

a)

It is light and has wing-like structure

b)

It is juicy and edible

c)

It has a fibrous husk that makes it float

d)

It has dry pods that split open

17.

How are bur seeds dispersed?

a)

By wind

b)

By animal

c)

By splitting

d)

By water

18.

The transfer of pollen from flower to flower is called..

a)

seed dispersal

b)

pollination

c)

fertilisation

d)

germination

19.
Bees carry _________ from one plant to another.
a)
water
b)
dirt
c)
pollen
d)
nectar
20.

What is the function of cotyledon?

a)

proctect the seed

b)

small holes that enable water and air to enter the seed

c)

stores food

d)

embryo that develops into root

21.

What name is given to the food store within a seed?

a)

Monocot

b)

Dicot

c)

Cotyledon

d)

Hilum

22.

Which condition is NOT needed for germination?

a)

Water

b)

Oxygen

c)

Light

d)

Suitable temperature

23.

Define the term seed germination .

a)

This is the growth of a shoot

b)

process where an embryo sprouts from a seed

c)

the growth of a plant

24.
The process where seeds grow and become tiny plants is called
a)
miracles
b)
germination
c)
xylem
d)
photosynthesis
25.
What does the word GERMINATE mean?
a)
it has germs
b)
life span
c)
begins to grow 
d)
dies
26.

What do you call to the process where plants make their own food?

a)

Germinate

b)

Nutrients

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Plant Life

27.

What is fertilisation in plants?

a)

When the pollen nucleus fuses with the ovule nucleus

b)

When the ovary develops into a fruit

c)

When the sperm nucleus fuses with the egg

d)

When the pollen is taken to the stigma

28.

What grows from the pollen to the ovary?

a)

A style

b)

A flower

c)

A pollen tube

d)

An oviduct

29.

What travels down the pollen tube?

a)

The whole pollen

b)

The pollen nucleus

c)

The whole ovule

d)

The ovule nucleus

30.

Name the part of the flower that becomes the fruit

a)

Ovary

b)

Ovule

c)

Style

d)

Seed

31.

What is fertilisation?

a)

The process of transferring the pollen from one flower to another

b)

The fusion of the male and female gamete

c)

The growth of an embryo

32.

Study the diagram carefully.State the reproductive process that is happening.

a)

germination

b)

pollination

c)

fertilisation

d)

seed dispersal

33.

Which of the following is the right order?

a)

Pollination -- Dispersal -- Germination -- Fertilisation

b)

Pollination -- Fertilisation -- Germination -- Dispersal

c)

Pollination -- Dispersal -- Fertilisation -- Germination

d)

Pollination -- Fertilisation -- Dispersal -- Germination

34.

What develops from the embryo?

a)

young root

b)

young seed

c)

young shoot

d)

young fruit