WorksheetsPollination and Fertilisation
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Wind-pollinated flowers typically have
A scent
Nectar
Small, light and powdery pollen
Large and colourful petals
Insect-pollinated flowers typically have
Small, inconspicuous flowers
No scent
Light, powdery pollen grains
Relatively large, and often sticky grains of pollen
TRUE/FALSE? Wind-pollinated flowers often have long, feathery stigmas
True
False
TRUE/FALSE? Bird-pollinated flowers do not produce nectar in the nectary base of the flower.
True
False
TRUE/FALSE? Insect-pollinated flowers often have anthers enclosed within the flower, lower than the stigma.
True
False
What type of pollination is shown in this diagram?
Cross pollination
Self pollination
Single pollination
Transfer pollination
Which of the following structures is part of the female reproductive system in plants (carpel)?
Stigma
Petal
Filament
Anther
Which of the following structures is part of the male reproductive system in plants (stamen)?
Anther
Style
Ovary
Sepal
Why are some flowers scented?
To attract insects for pollination
To attract wind for pollination
To attract humans for pollination
So we grow more
What is pollen?
The female gamete in plants
The male gamete in plants
The male gamete in humans
The female gamete in plants
What’s the name of the female gamete in plants?
The pollen
The ovule
The ova
The sperm
What happens during pollination?
Pollen is transferred from the carpel to the stamen
Pollen is transferred from the carpel to the stamen
Pollen is transferred from the stamen to the carpel
An Ovum is transferred from the stamen to the carpel
Where is nectar made
The stigma
The ovary
The nectary
The anther
Name 3 types of pollinator
Bees, Birds, Worms
Worms, Birds, Bats
Bees, Birds, Bats
Snakes, Birds, Bees
The diagram shows the carpel of a flowering plant. Parts C and D in the diagram are
C = stigma, D = ovule
C = ovule, D = stigma
C = style, D = stigma
C = stigma, D = style
This controls and directs the growth of the pollen tube
Tube nucleus
Tube ovule
Generative nucleus
Gamete nucleus
After pollination, the __________ undergoes ___________ division
Generative nucleus, meiotic
Tube nucleus, meiotic
Generative nucleus, mitotic
Tube nucleus, meiotic
After reaching the ovule, the:
Tube nucleus disappears
Tube nucleus disintegrates
Generative nucleus disintegrates
Generative nucleus disappears
