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