Repro in plants(2)

Question 1

How do flowering plants reproduce?

Answer 1

Reproduction in flowering plants involve four processes — pollination, fertilisation, dispersal and germination

Question 2

What is pollination?

Answer 2

Pollination occurs when pollen grains from the anther transfer to the stigma of a flower

Question 3

What are the four dispersal methods?

Answer 3

Animal dispersal, water dispersal, wind dispersal and splitting/explosive action

Question 4

What are the characteristics of animal dispersed seeds?

Answer 4

Fruit is fleshy

Question 5

What are the characteristics of water dispersed seeds?

Answer 5

They have fibrous husks

Question 6

What are the characteristics of wind dispersed seeds?

Answer 6

Seed has wing like structures and are usually light

Question 7

What is fertilisation?

Answer 7

Fertilisation occurs when the male reproductive cell fuses with the female reproductive cell

Question 8

What is dispersal?

Answer 8

The scattering of fruits or seeds is called dispersal

Question 9

What is germination?

Answer 9

After seeds are dispersed, they develop into young plants if the conditions are suitable. This process is called germination