Sexual Reproduction in Plants

Question 1

What do the petals of wind pollinated flowers look like?

Answer 1

Small and green, or none at all

Question 2

Where are the flowers of wind pollinated flowers located?

Answer 2

Above the leaves

Question 3

What are the stigmas of wind pollinated flowers like?

Answer 3

Large and feathery, and hang outside the flower

Question 4

What are the anthers of wind pollinated flowers like?

Answer 4

Suspended outside the flower

Question 5

What are the pollen grains of wind pollinated flowers like?

Answer 5

Small, light and smooth walled

Question 6

What are the petals of insect pollinated flowers like?

Answer 6

Large and brightly coloured

Question 7

What are the stigma of insect pollinated flowers like?

Answer 7

Sticky to trap pollen grains

Question 8

What are the anthers of insect pollinated flowers like?

Answer 8

Rigid filaments

Question 9

What are the pollen grains of insect pollinated flowers like?

Answer 9

Large and spiky

Question 10

What is the 1st stage of the formation of pollen?

Answer 10

Diploid mother cell

Question 11

What is the 2nd stage of the formation of pollen?

Answer 11

Tetrad formed of 4 immature haploid pollen cells

Question 12

What is the 3rd stage of the formation of pollen?

Answer 12

Pollen grain with two haploid nuclei