Biology Chapter 10-The Reproductive Organs of Flowering Plants
Biology Chapter 10-The Reproductive Organs of Flowering Plants
Biology Chapter 10-The Reproductive Organs of Flowering Plants
1. A typical flower consists of a _____________ that supports the flower. The swollen part right above it is
called the ____________________.
Figure 1
2. Label Figure 1.
3. The male reproductive organ of a flower is known as ________________. It consists of ______________
and _________________.
4. The female reproductive organ of a flower is known as ________________. It consists of ______________,
__________________ and _________________.
5. In the ovary of a plant, the ________________ becomes fruit while the __________________ becomes
seeds after fertilization.
6. What are the functions of anther and stigma in a flower?
a. Achlamydeous flower
b. Monoclhlamydeous flower
c. Unisexual flower
d. Neutral flower
10. A ____________________ is flower that can be divided into two similar halves at any diameter; a
____________________ is flower which can be divided into two similar halves in one plane only.
11. What is pollination?
12. _______________________ occurs when the pollen grains of a flower are transferred to the stigma of the
same flower or another flower of the same plant.
13. _______________________ occurs when the pollen grains of a flower are transferred to the stigma of
another flower of a different plant.
15. The union of a male gamete and a female gamete to produce a zygote is called ____________________.
16. The pollen on the stigma grows a long tube called _________________________ after pollination.
17. The ovary wall develops into the fruit wall or the ______________________.
18. A fruit consists of two main parts: ________________________ and _______________________.
19. The pericarp consists of 3 layers: _______________________, ______________________ and
___________________.
20. The seed of a fruit is made up of _________________, __________________ and _________________.
21. A __________________ is one which is developed solely from the ovary. Eg. ___________________
22. A ___________________ is one which is formed from other parts besides the ovary. Eg. ______________
23. In the classifications of fruits, ______________________ refers to fruits formed from a single ovary of a
flower; ___________________ refers to fruits formed from several ovaries of a flower;
_________________ refers to fruits formed from a bunch of flowers called inflorescence.
24. What are the functions of fruits?