Human/Plant Reproduction and Development Quiz/Edwards-Knox Central School

Name--______________________ Date--_______________

Correctly complete each of the following statements with the term or terms that makes that statement correct.

1. The sperm of flowering plants is contained in the _______________ grain.

2. Another name for sprouting is _______________.

3. The _______________ acts as a visual attractant for insects.

4. The seed of a bean plant is made mostly of the nutrient _______________.

5. The structure which supports the anther is the _______________.

6. The structure known as the "pollen box" containing the pollen of the plant is the _______________.

7. The part of the pistil which contains the pollen tube is the _______________. This is the narrow midsection of the pistil.

8. The entire female reproductive organ in flowering plants is called the _______________.

9. The entire male reproductive organ in flowering plants is called the _______________.

10. The transfer of pollen between the anther and the stigma in any flowering plant or plants is called _______________.

11. Most stored food in a bean seed is contained in their ________________.

12. The sticky top of the pistil is called the _______________.

13. The development of the seed takes place in the _______________.

14. The _______________ of a sprouting seed develops into the lower stem and roots.

15. The _______________ of a sprouting seed develops into the upper stem and leaves.

16. _______________ acts as a chemical attractant for insects and small birds.

17. _______________ pollination occurs when pollen is transferred between flowers on different plants.

18. _______________ pollination is that which man completes.

19. The embryonic plant is called a _______________ before germination.

List the three factors necessary for the successful germination of any seed. 

1.

2.

3.

Place the following listing of events in their correct chronological order. (1-starting with the first event in the sequence, 5-reflecting the last event in the sequence)  SORRY, NO PARTIAL CREDIT CAN BE AWARDED HERE -- DON'T MESS UP!!

_____ The pollen grain germinates to form the pollen tube.

_____ The epicotyl and hypocotyl develop.

_____ The event called pollination occurs.

_____ Pollen is formed in the "pollen box"

_____ Fertilization occurs and a seed begins to form.

Flower Diagram

Identify the lettered structures on the flower diagram above.

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Completion Section

1.) pollen

2.) germination

3.) petals

4.) starch

5.) filament

6.) anther

7.) style

8.) pistil

9.) stamen

10.) pollination

11.) cotyledons

12.) stigma

13.) ovule

14.) hypocotyl

15.) epicotyl

16.) nectar

17.) cross pollination

18.) artificial pollination

19.) seed

3 Factors Needed for Germination

1.) proper temperature

2.) sufficient water

3.) oxygen

Sequencing Question

3,5,2,1,4

Flower diagram

1 = anther
2 = filament
3= stamen
4 = stigma
5 = style
6 = ovary (contains ovule)
7 = pistil
8 = petal
9 = sepal