Unit 2 Test – Life cycle of flowering plants
Questions 1–5
Match the parts of the flower with their functions.
Draw a line from the first column to the correct answer in the second column.
1. petal contains the eggs
[1]
2. sepal attracts insects
[1]
3. stamen receives pollen
[1]
4. ovary makes pollen
[1]
5. stigma protects the flower bud
[1]
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Questions 6–10
Write the correct word for each of these descriptions.
6. When seeds are spread away from the parent plant.
[1]
7. When pollen lands on the stigma of a flower.
[1]
8. A sweet liquid that attracts insects to flowers.
[1]
9. When pollen and an egg join together.
[1]
10. The part of the flower where seeds form.
[1]
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Questions 11–15
Use the words below to choose the way each of the seeds in the pictures is spread.
float fly away stick on explode eaten
11. cherry [1]
12. devil’s claw [1]
13. sycamore [1]
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14. coconut [1]
15. bean [1]
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Questions 16–20
Fill in the missing labels on the diagram. We have done one for you.
Stages: pollination; growth; seed dispersal; fertilisation; germination
germination
[1] [1]
[1] [1]
20. What is this cycle called?
[1]
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