Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Question 1

Asexual Reproduction

Answer 1

Asexual reproduction involves only one parent

Question 2

Sexual Reproduction

Answer 2

Sexual reproduction involves the union of two sex cells or gametes

Question 3

Gametes

Answer 3

Gametes are haploid cells capable of fusion

Question 4

Stamens

Answer 4

Stamens are the male parts of the flower

Question 5

Carpels

Answer 5

Carpels are the female parts of the flower

Question 6

Pollination

Answer 6

Pollination is the transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma of a flower from the same species

Question 7

Self-Pollination

Answer 7

Self-pollination involves the transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma on the same plant

Question 8

Cross-Pollination

Answer 8

Cross-pollination involves the transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma on a different plant

Question 9

Fertilisation

Answer 9

Fertilisation is the union of the male and female gametes to form a diploid zygote

Question 10

Radicle

Answer 10

The radicle is the part of the plant embryo that develops into a root

Question 11

Plumule

Answer 11

The plumule is the part of the pplant embryo that develops into the shoot

Question 12

Cotyledon

Answer 12

A cotyledon is a seed leaf

Question 13

Non-Endospermic Seed

Answer 13

A non-endorspermic seed has no endosperm when fully formed

Question 14

Endospermic Seed

Answer 14

An endospermic seed contains some endosperm when fully formed

Question 15

Fruit

Answer 15

A fruit is a developed ovary

Question 16

Dispersal

Answer 16

Dispersal is the transfer of a seed or fruit away from the parent plant

Question 17

Dormancy

Answer 17

Dormancy is a resting period when seeds undergo no growth and have reduced cell activity or metabolism

Question 18

Germination

Answer 18

Germination is the regrowth of the embryo, after a period of dormancy, if the environmental conditions are suitable