The Life Cycle of Plants

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Consolidation Worksheet 1
Why Do Plants Reproduce? / What Happens
in the Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant?
1. Label the different parts of the flower as shown below.

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 2. The statements below describe various stages in the development of a
flowering plant.

A Fertilisation takes place in the flower.

B The ovary develops into a fruit.
C A seed germinates when it receives air, warmth and water.
D The adult plant bears flowers.
E A flower is pollinated by wind or animals.
F The ovules develop into seeds.
G The seedling grows into an adult plant.
H The petals of the flower fall off.

Complete the sequence of the stages above by writing the letters in the boxes
provided. The first letter has been written for you.

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Consolidation Worksheet 2
What Is Seed Dispersal?
Complete the table below by filling in the blanks with suitable words.

Method of seed
Characteristics of fruits/seeds
dispersal
• Seeds are and light.

By wind • Seeds may have -like structures or

to keep them afloat in the air for a longer
time.

• Fruits have outer covering.

By water • Fruits have husks that trap air to help
them .

• Fruits have pods that become dry and crack

By splitting . When ripe, the pod splits to throw the
seeds out with a .

• Seeds may be found in fruits that are

and .
By animals • Seeds may have , or stiff
that can attach themselves to the fur of
passing mammals.

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Fun and Crossword Puzzle!

Games
Complete the crossword puzzle using the clues given below.

1 2

10

Across:
1. Fertilisation is the of a male reproductive cell with a female reproductive
cell.
4. A typical seed is made up of an , seed leaves and a seed coat.
6. The process in which a seed grows into a seedling is called .

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 8. The carpel consists of the , style, ovary and ovule.
9. Seeds dispersed by wind have wing-like structures or that keep them
afloat.
10. Seeds of fleshy fruits that are too large to be swallowed may be by the
animals that eat the fruits, away from their parents.

Down:
2. The filament, anther and pollen grains make up the of the flower.
3. is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma
of a flower of the same species.
5. Most fruits dispersed by have fibrous husks that can trap air to enable
them to stay afloat.
7. Fruits and seeds must be so the seedlings will not compete with the
parent plant and one another for sunlight, water, nutrients and space.

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Practice
Process skills: Observing, Analysing

Plants X and Y grow next to each other. A butterfly visited a flower on Plant X and
then a flower on Plant Y as shown below, before flying off.

Plant X Plant Y

a. Fill in the blanks below.

i. The butterfly was most likely to transfer pollen grains from the flower in
Plant to the flower in Plant . [1 mark]

ii. This type of pollination is known as . [1 mark]

b. Name two characteristics of plants that help in Tip:

pollination by insects such as butterflies. [2 marks] How do plants attract the
insects?

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2. The statements below describe various stages in the development of a
Name: Class: Date: flowering plant.

Consolidation Worksheet A Fertilisation takes place in the flower.

1 B The ovary develops into a fruit.
C A seed germinates when it receives air, warmth and water.
Why Do Plants Reproduce? / What Happens D The adult plant bears flowers.
E A flower is pollinated by wind or animals.
in the Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant? F The ovules develop into seeds.
1. Label the different parts of the flower as shown below. G The seedling grows into an adult plant.
H The petals of the flower fall off.

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Complete the sequence of the stages above by writing the letters in the boxes
provided. The first letter has been written for you.

Pollen grain Stigma

C G D E A H F B
Anther

Style
Filament

Ovule

Ovary Petal

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Consolidation Worksheet Fun and Crossword Puzzle!

2 Games
What Is Seed Dispersal? Complete the crossword puzzle using the clues given below.

Complete the table below by filling in the blanks with suitable words. 1 2
F U S I N G
T

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Method of seed
Characteristics of fruits/seeds
dispersal A
3
• Seeds are small and light. M P
4
By wind • Seeds may have wing -like structures or E M B R Y O
hairs to keep them afloat in the air for a longer 5
time. N L W
L A
• Fruits have waterproof outer covering.
6
By water G E R M I N A T I O N
• Fruits have fibrous husks that trap air to help
them float . N E
7
• Fruits have pods that become dry and crack D A R
By splitting unevenly . When ripe, the pod splits to throw the I T
seeds out with a force . 8
S T I G M A
• Seeds may be found in fruits that are fleshy P O
and edible .
By animals E N
• Seeds may have hooks , spines or stiff 9
hairs that can attach themselves to the fur of H A I R S
passing mammals.
S
E
10
D I S C A R D E D

Across:
1. Fertilisation is the of a male reproductive cell with a female reproductive
cell.
4. A typical seed is made up of an , seed leaves and a seed coat.
6. The process in which a seed grows into a seedling is called .

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8. The carpel consists of the , style, ovary and ovule.
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afloat.
10. Seeds of fleshy fruits that are too large to be swallowed may be by the Practice
animals that eat the fruits, away from their parents.
Process skills: Observing, Analysing
Down:
Plants X and Y grow next to each other. A butterfly visited a flower on Plant X and
2. The filament, anther and pollen grains make up the of the flower. then a flower on Plant Y as shown below, before flying off.
3. is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma
of a flower of the same species.
5. Most fruits dispersed by have fibrous husks that can trap air to enable

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them to stay afloat.
7. Fruits and seeds must be so the seedlings will not compete with the
parent plant and one another for sunlight, water, nutrients and space.

Plant X Plant Y

a. Fill in the blanks below.

i. The butterfly was most likely to transfer pollen grains from the flower in
Plant X to the flower in Plant Y . [1 mark]

ii. This type of pollination is known as cross-pollination . [1 mark]

b. Name two characteristics of plants that help in Tip:

pollination by insects such as butterflies. [2 marks] How do plants attract the
insects?
1. Brightly-coloured flowers

2. Scented flowers

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Anther The pollen-bearing part of a stamen

Carpel The female organ of a flowering plant, consisting of the stigma, style,
ovary and ovule

Control An experimental set-up that mirrors the test experimental set-up except
that nothing is changed, used for comparison

Cross-pollination The transfer of pollen from the flower of one plant to the flower of
another plant of the same species

Dispersal The scattering of seeds in different directions, far away from the parent
plants

Embryo The immature plant contained in the seed, which will grow into a new
plant under the right conditions

Explosive action The forceful splitting of seed pods or capsules to throw the seeds far
away from the parent plant

Fertilisation T he fusing or union of a male reproductive cell witha female

reproductive cell during sexual reproduction

Fibrous husk The dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds that is made of fibres

Filament The stalk-like portion of a stamen that supports the anther

Fuse The uniting of a male reproductive cell with a female reproductive cell
that occurs during fertilisation

Germination The development of roots and shoots from a seed

Hook A curved piece made of a hard substance in seeds, for catching on the
fur of passing mammals to help in seed dispersal

Ovary The part below the style in plants, that contains and protects the ovules

Ovule The plant part that contains the female reproductive part, which after
fertilisation develops into a seed

Perfect flower A flower having both stamens and carpels

Pollen grains The yellow, dusty substance found on the anther, which contains the
male reproductive parts

Pollination The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma

Seed coat The outer covering of a seed

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Seed leaves TThe part of the seed that contain a store of nutrients for the new plant
that will grow from the embryo

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Spine A stiff, sharp or pointed part in seeds, for catching on the fur of passing

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mammals to help in seed dispersal

Splitting The forceful breaking open of seed pods or capsules to throw the seeds
far away from the parent plant

Self-pollination The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the same flower,
or another flower on the same plant

Stamen The pollen-bearing male organ of a flowering plant, consisting of the

filament and the anther

Stiff hair Rigid spine-like part in seeds, for catching on the fur of passing
mammals to help in seed dispersal

Stigma The part of the female organ in plants above the style, that receives the
pollen

Style The slender part of the female organ of a plant that extends from the
ovary to the stigma

Wing-like Part of a seed shaped like a wing, that helps the seed to keep afloat
structure in the air long enough to be carried farther away from the parent plant

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