lesson 9 Flashcards

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1
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Flowers and cones need to be ________ in order to make seeds.

a. watered
b. fertilized
d. dispersed
e. pollinated

A

e. pollinated

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Which of the following statements are true?

a. Sometimes the stamen pollinates the pistil in the same flower.
b. Other times a flower needs the pollen from a different flower to be pollinated.
c. Both a. and b.
d. Neither

A

c. Both a. and b.
- - - Sometimes the stamen pollinates the pistil in the same flower. Other times a flower needs the pollen from a different flower to be pollinated. There are many ways that pollen is moved from flower to flower.

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Name 2 ways that seeds can travel?

A

Wind, animal, water bursting and by humans

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What is dispersal?

a. Dispersal is the process of pollen joining with an egg and forming a seed.
b. Dispersal is the spreading of something within the same location.
c. Dispersal is the spreading of something to a new location.
d. Dispersal is moving pollen from the stamen to the pistil in a flower or from a pollen cone to a seed cone in a conifer.

A

c. Dispersal is the spreading of something to a new location.

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What is fertilization?
a. Fertilization is the spreading of something within the same location.

b. Fertilization is the process of pollen joining with an egg and forming a seed.
c. Fertilization is the spreading of something to a new location.
d. Fertilization is moving pollen from the stamen to the pistil in a flower or from a pollen cone to a seed cone in a conifer.

A

b. Fertilization is the process of pollen joining with an egg and forming a seed.

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___ is a tiny, grain-like plant part that helps make seeds.

a. Pistil
b. Pollen
c. Stamen
d. Petal

A

b. Pollen

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How do birds pollinate flowers?

a. The pollen sticks to their legs and lower body. They fly or crawl from flower to flower covered in pollen
b. Birds use their beaks to get nectar from a flower. Birds then transfer pollen as they fly to different flowers.
c. Birds do not pollinate flowers.

A

b. Birds use their beaks to get nectar from a flower. Birds then transfer pollen as they fly to different flowers.

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How do insects pollinate flowers?

a. The pollen sticks to their legs and lower body. They fly or crawl from flower to flower covered in pollen
b. Insects do not pollinate flowers.
c. Insects use their beaks to get nectar from a flower. Birds then transfer pollen as they fly to different flowers.

A

a. The pollen sticks to their legs and lower body. They fly or crawl from flower to flower covered in pollen

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9
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Match the examples with the ways seeds are dispersed:

      • wheat
        a. bursting
        b. animals
        c. wind
        d. humans
A

d. humans

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10
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Match the examples with the ways seeds are dispersed:

      • seed that is planted in a field or garden
        a. bursting
        b. animals
        c. wind
        d. humans
A

d. humans

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Match the examples with the ways seeds are dispersed:

      • seed that is thrown from the parent
        a. bursting
        b. animals
        c. wind
        d. humans
A

a. bursting

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12
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Match the examples with the ways seeds are dispersed:

      • seed in fruit that is eaten and becomes waste
        a. bursting
        b. animals
        c. wind
        d. humans
A

b. animals

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13
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Match the examples with the ways seeds are dispersed:

    • seed with parts that act like wings
      a. bursting
      b. animals
      c. wind
      d. humans
A

c. wind

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Match the examples with the ways seeds are dispersed:

    • seed that hooks onto fur
      a. bursting
      b. animals
      c. wind
      d. humans
A

b. animals

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Match the examples with the ways seeds are dispersed:

      • seed that is small and lightweight
        a. bursting
        b. animals
        c. wind
        d. humans
A

c. wind

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