REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS

1. Label the diagram of the flower given below.

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Petal

Stigma
Anther
Pollen Tube
Filament

Sepal Ovary

2. Complete the following table with the functions of the different parts of a
flowering plant.

Part of the flower Function

Sepal
Protects the unopened flower bud

Petal
To attract insects

Filament
It holds up the anther

Anther
This produces pollen

Stigma
It catches pollen grains

Style
This holds up the stigma

Ovary
It contains ovules
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3. List FIVE differences between wind-pollinated and insect-pollinated flowers.

1……Insect pollinated flowers are bright in colour unlike Wind pollinated

flowers are which are dull in colour………………………...…………………….

2……Insect pollinated flowers produce nectar unlike Wind pollinated flowers

which do not have nectaries to produce nectar at all……………….……………

3……Insect pollinated flowers produce less pollen than Wind pollinated

flowers………………………………………………………………………………....

4……Insect pollinated flowers have anthers and stigmas that are firmly held
inside the flower unlike Wind pollinated flowers have anthers that are long and
loosely attached………………………………………………………. …..…………

5……Insect pollinated flowers haves a stigma that is sticky so that pollen can
stick to it unlike Wind pollinated flowers have a stigma that hangs outside the
flower to make it easier to catch pollen blown by the wind……….………………
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4. The diagram below shows a particular type of seed dispersal method.

a) What method of seed dispersal is shown?

……………………………………Wind……………………………………… (1)

b) Explain how the structures in the seed shown above are adapted for this
type of dispersal.
 …They are small and light and have extensions that act as wings allowing
wind to carry them to new places for them to
grow…………………………………………………………………… (2)
c) Write down two other methods of seed dispersal.

……………………………………Water…………………………………………

…&…………………………………Self Dispersal………………………… (2)

d) Explain why some fruits are brightly-coloured and taste sweet.

………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………… (1)

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