Name:____________________________________________________

Structure of a flower

Label the diagram below:

Complete the word fill exercise below and table on the next sheet:

The male part of the flower is called the _______________consists of the

____________ and ____________ . The female part of the flower is called

the _____________ consists of the ______________, ______________ and

_______________. The male gamete is made in the ______________ and is

found inside the _____________ grain. The female gamete is found in the

_____________ and is called an ______________.

Flower Part Function

Petals

Anther

Filament

Stigma

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Style

Ovary

Ovules

Nectary

Sepals

Stamen

Carpel

Pollination:

What is pollination:
___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

There are two mechanisms for pollination: wind and insect. Flowers are
adapted to suit the mechanism by which they are pollinated.

Identify which flower illustrated below is wind-pollinated and which is insect-

pollinated:

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________________ ________________

Name three flowers that are insect-pollinated:

_____________________________________________________________________

Give an example of a type of plant that is wind-pollinated:

_____________________________________________________________________

Complete the table below by describing how each part of the flower is
adapted for wind or insect-pollination:

Flower part Insect-pollinated Wind-pollinated

Petals

Nectary

Scent

Stigma

Stamen

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Explain the difference between self-pollination and cross-pollination:

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Why is it preferable for a plant to encourage cross-pollination rather than self-

pollination?

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Explain the methods used by plants to encourage cross-pollination (you can

refer to the diagrams in the previous page and below in your answer).

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

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Fertilisation

What stimulates the pollen tube to grow? ________________________

___________________________________________________________

Why do pollen grains only produce tubes in flowers of their own species?

___________________________________________________________

Explain how the pollen tube grows down through the style:___________

___________________________________________________________

How does the male gamete in flowers differ to the animal male gamete?

___________________________________________________________

When does fertilisation occur?__________________________________

___________________________________________________________

What type of division occurs to produce an embryo plant from the diploid
zygote formed after fertilisation?

___________________________________________________________
Seed dispersal

What part of the flower develops into a seed?

___________________________________________________________

How does the seed become dormant?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

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Why do seeds need to be dispersed away from the parent plant?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

What are the four mechanisms for seed dispersal?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

For each of the seeds shown state its mechanism for seed dispersal and
describe the adaptations that are suited to the mechanism

Name of plant Diagram of seed Seed dispersal Adaptations

mechanism
Lupin mechanical Dries unevenly
and splits open
with force
shooting the
seeds outwards
Backberry
Burdock

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Sycamore
Coconut

Key words to help: animal, water, wind, hooks, wings, hollow, light,
fruit, bright colour, waterproof case

Seed germination

Label the diagram:

What are the:

a) Cotyledons:_______________________________________________

b) Plumule:_________________________________________________

c) Radicle:__________________________________________________

d) Testa:____________________________________________________

e) Micropyle:________________________________________________

Why is it important for water to enter the seed?_____________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

What is meant by the term dry mass?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

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Explain why the dry mass changes at points X and Y in the graph below:

___________________________________________________________

Dry mass/g X Y
___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

Days
Summarise the experiment results below to explain what conditions are
required for seed germination:

Pyrogallol (absorbs oxygen)

No light

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________
Oxygen Oxygen Oxygen Oxygen
present present present present
___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________
No
oxygen
___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________
moist dry moist moist moist

___________________________________________________________
4oC Warm Warm Warm Warm
A B C D E
___________________________________________________________

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