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STARS SCHOOL
Level : Primary 5
Subject : Science
Title : Unit 8 Revision
Day/date :

Name: __________________

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

1. Plants disperse their fruits and seeds by animals, water,

_________________________ and ______________________________.

2. Plants disperse their seeds to prevent ___________________________ and

to reduce _________________________ between the parent and the

young plants.

3. After fertilization, the _________________________ of a flower stars to

swell and the ________________________ stars to develop into seeds.

4. The process of _______________________takes place when the male

reproductive cell fuses with the egg cell in the ovule.

5. The process of _______________________ starts when pollen grain lands

on the stigma.

6. Pollination can take place with the help of _______________________,

_______________________or the __________________________.

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7. The transfer of pollen from the another to the stigma of a flower is called

__________________________.

8. The male parts of a flower are the ________________________ and the

________________________.

9. The female parts of a flower are the ______________________,

_______________________ and __________________________.

All answers must be in complete sentences.

1. How does a bee help a plant reproduce?

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2. How do plants reproduce?

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3. What are the parts of a flower and their reproductive function?

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4. Do all kinds of plants have flowers that contain female and male parts on
them? If not, explain how the flower is fertilised.
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5. How does pollination occur?

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6. What are the processes involved in fertilisaion?

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7. What happens after fertilization?

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8. What are the methods of fruit and seed dispersal?

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9. What are the different methods of dispersal? Also give examples.

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10.What takes place during germination?

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Define.
1. Stigma:

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2. Style:

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3. Ovary:

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4. Anther:

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5. Filament:
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_____________________________________________________________

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6. Pollen:

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7. Pollen tube:

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8. Pollination:

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9. Ovules:

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