1. Plant reproduction
Review

2. The thickened part of the ovary wall that holds the seeds is called the
(a) petal (b) fruit (c) anther (d) cone

3. b

4. Which of the following is not a legume?
(a) pea (b) bean (c) corn (d) peanut

5. c

6. The part of the seed that stores the food for the developing embryo is called the (a) yolk (b) endosperm (c) seed coat (d) hypocotyl

7. b

8. The parts of a flower that are most involved with attracting pollinators are the
(a) pistils (b) seeds (c) anthers (d) petals

9. d

10. The sticky end of the pistil that collects pollen is called the
(a) anther (b) style (c) carpel (d) stigma

11. d

12. The raspberry is which type of fruit?
(a) multiple (b) achene (c) aggregate (d) berry

13. c

14. What type of fruit does the dandelion produce
(a) samara (b) drupe (c) legume (d) achene

15. a

16. What is the swollen tip of the stamen that contains the microsporangia?
(a) pistil (b) anther (c) filament (d) ovary

17. b

18. What is the function of the pollen grain’s tube nuclei?
to attach to the stigma
fertilize the egg
(c) to attach to the stamen
(d) create a path to the egg

19. d

20. You have been asked to collect sperm for a new plant breeding program involving in vitro fertilization. Which of the following tissues would be a good source of sperm?
(a) anthers (b) ovaries (c) pollen (d) spores

21. c

22. Pollination occurs when
(a) a sperm fuses with an egg
(b) insects ingest nectar
(c) a spore leaves a sporangium
(d) pollen lands on a stigma

23. d

24. Flowers that are dull in color and have no nectar yet have a strong scent might be pollinated by
(a) bees (b) butterflies (c) beetles (d) hummingbirds

25. c

26. Know an examples of each
Pepo Achene Samara Legume Hesperidium Pome Nut Follicle Drupe Berry

27. In many flowers with both stamen and pistils, the stigma is located well above the anthers. What is the value of such an arrangement?

28. Why do plants with fleshy fruits usually have seeds with hard seed coats?

29. List three types of seed dispersal and give an example of each.

30. You eat peas, beans, corn, peanuts, and cereals
You eat peas, beans, corn, peanuts, and cereals. Why are seeds such a good source of food?

31. Explain the difference between a simple and a compound fruit.

32. Draw a flower and label the following parts.
Sepal, Stamen, Petal, Pollen, Anther, Style, Stigma, Pistil, Ovule, Ovary, Filament