Producing plants
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What is the function of the flower? |
Reproduction
-it makes seeds |
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What is the male sex cell called in a flower? |
pollen
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What is the female sex cell called in a flower ? |
ovule
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Name the male parts of the flower. |
stamen
anther and filament |
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In the diagram below, what is part A ? |
stigma
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6.
What is pollination? |
transferring pollen to stigma |
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7.
What is the difference between insect and wind pollination?
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insect pollination uses insects to transfer pollen |
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8.
Give 4 features of an insect pollinated plant |
sticky pollen, bright petals, scent, nectar |
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9.
What is fertilisation? |
the joining of male and female sex cells |
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10,
How does the pollen get from the stigma to ovary? |
a pollen tube grows down the style |
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11.
What does the ovary usually develop into? |
the fruit |
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12.
What does the fertilised ovule develop into? |
the seed |
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13.
Why do the seeds need a food store? |
to use until they have leaves |
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14.
Why do seeds need to be dispersed? |
to help them get the best chance of light, water, etc |