Reproduction in Flowering Plants

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  1. 3. The ovule is the ............ reproductive cell of a flowering plant.
  2. 4. The process seeds undergo in order for them to grow into plants.
  3. 7. Seeds dispersed by ........ action are often found in pods.
  4. 9. This part emerges first from the seed when germination begins.
  5. 12. Insect-pollinated flowers produce pollen grains that are ........ and can get stuck on the bodies of visiting animals.
  6. 13. Seeds need to be carried far away from their parent plants in order to reduce ..........
  7. 14. Fertilisation occurs when the female reproductive cell and the male reproductive cell ..........
  8. 16. A sweet, sticky liquid flowers that attracts animals for pollination.
  9. 18. Right or wrong: Seeds dispersed by water need to be lightweight.
  10. 20. This part of the flower contains the ovules.
  11. 22. The seed leaves complete their job and fall off a seedling when the seedling grows its first .........
  12. 24. These are brightly coloured to attract animal pollinators to the flower.
  13. 26. Flowers that are bright, sweet-smelling and produce nectar are pollinated by ...........
  14. 29. The seed ........ store food for the seed.
  15. 33. The process of transferring pollen from a male flower to a female flower.
  16. 34. Right or wrong: Seeds contained in fleshy and juicy fruits are likely to be dispersed by animals.
  17. 35. The part of the male part of the flower that produces pollen.
  18. 36. Seed ......... occurs in order for seeds to be carried away from parent plants.
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  1. 1. Seeds that are dispersed by ....... often have fibrous husks and can float in water.
  2. 2. This process occurs after pollination and enables the flower to turn into a fruit.
  3. 5. This part of the flower will become a seed.
  4. 6. Seeds do not usually germinate in winter because they lack ............
  5. 8. The male reproductive cell of a flowering plant.
  6. 10. Seeds require this gas in order to germinate.
  7. 11. Seedlings that have their own leaves can undergo this process to make their own food.
  8. 15. The part of the female flower on which pollen lands.
  9. 17. Seeds that are dispersed by become attached to the bodies of passing animals often have spikes or .........
  10. 19. The anther is held up by the ...........
  11. 21. Seeds that land close to their parent plants compete for water, sunlight, mineral salts and ........
  12. 23. The stigma is held up by the ............
  13. 25. The seed ....... protects the seed from damage.
  14. 27. .........-pollinated flowers often have long filaments and anthers that hang outside the flower.
  15. 28. The seeds of the angsana tree are dispersed by the .........
  16. 30. Non-flowering plants reproduce by ............
  17. 31. A young plant becomes an adult when it starts to grow ..........
  18. 32. Seeds dispersed by the wind often have .......-like structures