Name: ____________________________ ( ) Class: __________________ Date: __________________
12 Reproduction
in flowering
plants
Note
1 Answer ALL questions. Time and marks
2 Write your answers to Section A in the boxes next to the Sections A & B: 35 mins / 30 marks
questions, and your answers to Sections B and C in the spaces Sections A to C: 40 mins / 35 marks
provided below the questions.
Multiple-choice questions
A (10 marks, 1 mark each)
Directions: Questions 1 and 2 refer to the photograph below, which shows some flowering plants
growing from a vegetative organ.
1 This kind of vegetative organ
A has fleshy scale leaves.
B contains stored food.
C is a swollen part of the root.
New Senior Secondary Mastering Biology Oxford University Press 2015
(Second Edition) - 11 -
Chapter Test 12 Reproduction in flowering plants
D can carry out photosynthesis to produce food.
2 The plants growing from this vegetative organ
A can reproduce asexually only.
B do not produce flowers.
C do not produce seeds.
D are genetically identically.
3 African violet can be propagated by using cutting.
This method of propagation is considered as asexual reproduction because
A it is done artificially.
B the process involves only one parent.
C the process does not involve cell division.
D the process does not involve the fusion of gametes.
4 The photomicrograph below shows a transverse section of an anther.
New Senior Secondary Mastering Biology Oxford University Press 2015
(Second Edition) - 12 -
Chapter Test 12 Reproduction in flowering plants
Which of the following events occurs in P?
A fusion of gametes
B meiotic cell division
C pollination
D production of nectar
New Senior Secondary Mastering Biology Oxford University Press 2015
(Second Edition) - 13 -
Chapter Test 12 Reproduction in flowering plants
5 Papaya plants produce unisexual flowers. Which of the following structures is/are absent in their
male flowers?
(1) carpel
(2) anther
(3) style
A (1) only B (2) only
C (1) and (3) only D (2) and (3) only
6 Which of the following is an advantage of self-pollination over cross-pollination?
A Production of gametes is not required.
B Transfer of pollen grains is not required.
C The offspring are better adapted to changes in the environment.
D The chance of successful reproduction is increased when pollinating agents are scarce.
Directions: Questions 7 and 8 refer to the diagram below, which shows a flower on a pea plant.
7 At which of the labelled structures does germination of pollen grains begin?
A (1) B (2)
C (3) D (4)
8 Which labelled structure(s) of the flower should a farmer remove to prevent self-pollination of the
pea plant?
A (1) only B (2) only
New Senior Secondary Mastering Biology Oxford University Press 2015
(Second Edition) - 14 -
Chapter Test 12 Reproduction in flowering plants
C (1) and (2) only D (1), (3) and (4) only
New Senior Secondary Mastering Biology Oxford University Press 2015
(Second Edition) - 15 -
Chapter Test 12 Reproduction in flowering plants
9 The diagrams below show two types of flowers, each of which is produced on a separate primrose
plant.
Which of the following statements about the two types of flowers is/are correct?
(1) The two types of flowers are of opposite sex.
(2) The two types of flowers are pollinated by different agents.
(3) The two types of flowers encourage cross-pollination.
A (1) only B (3) only
C (1) and (2) only D (2) and (3) only
10 The diagrams below show three types of fruits and seeds.
X Y Z
They are dispersed by
X Y Z
A animals water wind
B animals wind water
C explosion animals wind
New Senior Secondary Mastering Biology Oxford University Press 2015
(Second Edition) - 16 -
Chapter Test 12 Reproduction in flowering plants
D explosion wind water
New Senior Secondary Mastering Biology Oxford University Press 2015
(Second Edition) - 17 -
Chapter Test 12 Reproduction in flowering plants
Conventional questions
B (20 marks)
1 There are male and female date palm trees. Fruit growers may want a large number of female trees
but only a few male trees. Tissue culture can be used to obtain a large number of female trees. In this
method, cells from a leaf of a mature female date palm tree are grown in a culture medium. The cells
divide and develop into young plants.
Date palm trees
a Why does this method produce female date palm trees only? (2 marks)
b Compared with growing date palm trees from seeds, suggest one advantage and one
disadvantage of using tissue culture to produce date palm trees. (2 marks)
New Senior Secondary Mastering Biology Oxford University Press 2015
(Second Edition) - 18 -
Chapter Test 12 Reproduction in flowering plants
2 The diagram below shows a wind-pollinated flower on a plant.
a Explain three observable features in the diagram which contribute to wind pollination.
(3 marks)
b Suggest two ways in which the pollen grains produced by a wind-pollinated flower are
different from those produced by an insect-pollinated flower. (2 marks)
c Why are the gametes in the plant genetically different from one another and also different
from the cells in the rest of the plant? (3 marks)
3 The photograph below shows a fruit which is cut into two halves.
New Senior Secondary Mastering Biology Oxford University Press 2015
(Second Edition) - 19 -
Chapter Test 12 Reproduction in flowering plants
a From which floral structures did the following parts develop?
i Fruit wall (1 mark)
ii Seed coat (1 mark)
iii Embryo in a seed (1 mark)
b How are the seeds in this fruit dispersed? Explain your answer with one observable feature in
the photograph. (2 marks)
c Give three advantages of dispersing seeds far away from the parent plant. (3 marks)
New Senior Secondary Mastering Biology Oxford University Press 2015
(Second Edition) - 20 -
Chapter Test 12 Reproduction in flowering plants
Higher order thinking question
C (5 marks)
4 A scientist carried out an experiment to investigate the effect of the element boron on the growth of
pollen tubes. She prepared 2 beakers of a dilute sucrose solution and added boron to one of them.
She then put a large number of pollen grains into the two beakers. Every 5 hours, she took out 20
pollen grains from each beaker and measured the length of the pollen tubes under the light
microscope. The graph below shows her results.
a Based on the information in the graph, compare the growth of pollen tubes in the presence and
absence of boron. (3 marks)
b How may an increased pollen tube growth be advantageous to flowering plants? (1 mark)
c Suggest one way to improve the reliability of the results. (1 mark)
~ End ~
New Senior Secondary Mastering Biology Oxford University Press 2015
(Second Edition) - 21 -
Chapter test Answers
Answers
A Multiple-choice questions
1 B 2 D 3 D 4 B 5 C
6 D 7 A 8 B 9 B 10 C
B Conventional questions
1 a This method involves mitotic cell division only, 1
which produces cells genetically identical to the parent cell taken from the female date
palm tree. 1
b Advantage: 1
Desirable characteristics can be retained in the offspring. /
Growth is faster as no seed germination is involved. (or other reasonable answers)
Disadvantage: 1
Offspring show no genetic variations. As a result, the species is less adapted to changes
in the environment. (or other reasonable answers)
2 a Feathery stigmas hang outside the flower to catch pollen grains in the air. 1
Anthers hang outside the flower to release pollen grains into the air. 1
Thin filaments allow movement of the anthers in the wind to help the release of pollen grains.
1
b Pollen grains produced by a wind-pollinated flower are smaller / lighter / smooth / dry /
in a larger number whereas pollen grains produced by an insect-pollinated flower are rough /
spiky / sticky / in a smaller number. (any 2 differences) 1×2
c The gametes are produced by meiotic cell division. 1
This results in gametes with different combinations of paternal chromosomes and maternal
chromosomes, and half the number of chromosomes of the other cells in the plant. 2
3 a i Ovary wall 1
ii Integuments 1
iii Fertilized ovum 1
b By animals. The fleshy fruit wall can attract animals to eat the fruit. 1×2
c This reduces overcrowding and competition for resources among the daughter and parent
plants. 1
This allows the species to colonize new areas. 1
The daughter plants can escape from pests and diseases associated with the parent plant.
1
New Senior Secondary Mastering Biology Oxford University Press 2015
(Second Edition) - 22 -
Chapter test Answers
C Higher order thinking question
4 a Pollen tubes grow in both the presence and absence of boron. /
For the same time period, pollen tubes grow longer in the presence of boron. /
The rate of growth is faster in the presence of boron. /
The growth is linear in the absence of boron. (any 3) 1×3
b The male gamete is more likely to reach the female gamete in the ovule. /
Fertilization is accomplished in a shorter time. 1
c Measure the length of pollen tubes of more pollen grains. (or other reasonable answers)
1
New Senior Secondary Mastering Biology Oxford University Press 2015
(Second Edition) - 23 -
