Reproduction in plants

Plants can reproduce asexually naturally using

• runners

• seeds

• cuttings

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Where are male gametes produced in flowering plants?

• Stigma

• Anther

• ovaries

• filaments

What is the function of the ovaries in a flowering plant?

• To produce male gametes

• to produce pollengrains

• To produce female gametes

What is pollination?

• The transfer of pollen from stigma to anther

• The transfer of pollen from anther to stigma

• The transfer of pollen from filaments to stigma

Which statement about flowering plants is correct?

• The stamen is the female part of the flower and comprises the filament and anther

• The stamen is the male part of the flower and comprises the filament and anther

• The carpel is the female part of the flower and comprises the ovary and filament

Which statement about wind-pollinated plants is correct?

• Their stamens and stigmas are inside the flower and, compared to insect-pollinated plants, they have large petals

• Their stamens and stigmas are outside the flower and, compared to insect-pollinated plants, they have small petals

• Their stamens and stigmas are outside the flower and, compared to insect-pollinated plants, they have large petals

How are the pollen grains of insect-pollinated plants adapted for transfer?

• They are smooth and light

• They are produced in very large amounts

• They are sticky or spiky

What happens to the female parts of the flower after fertilisation?

• The ovules become seeds and the rest becomes the fruit

• The ovules become fruit and the rest becomes the seeds

• The ovules become seeds and the rest becomes the food store

What conditions do seeds need to germinate?

• Water only

• Oxygen only

• Water and oxygen

Flowers form on the swollen tip of a floral branch in an area known as the ___.

• receptacle

• stamen

• pisti

• lovary